ばかり / だけ / など

Always only ~ / just ~ / things like ~

'He does nothing but eat sweets.' vs 'Just this is fine.' vs 'Cities like Tokyo and Osaka.' ばかり implies excess; だけ is neutral; など gives examples.

What you'll learn

• ばかり: always only ~ / does nothing but ~ (implies excess)
• だけ: only / just ~ (neutral limitation)
• など: and so on / things like ~ (listing examples)

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