Japanese るだけ grammar rudake
Let’s learn Japanese るだけ grammar rudake :
Formation :
Vる＋だけ＋Vて
Meaning and how to use :
Express the meaning that “only by doing the action mentioned, no need doing any other action. The verb is usually repeated. only…. but….
Example
彼は命令を出すだけ出して何もしないよ。
Kare ha meirei o dasu dake dashi te nani mo shi nai yo.
He’s always giving command, but he doesn’t do anything at all.
彼女はうろうろするだけうろうろして仕事をしない。
kanojo ha urouro suru dake urouro shi te shigoto o shi nai.
She just moves around then do nothing.
娘は一日中に化粧するだけ化粧して家事を手伝ってない。
musume ha ichi nichi chuu ni keshou suru dake keshou shi te kaji o tetsudatte nai.
My daughter just cares about making up and doesn’t help us at all
どうしてあの子は遊ぶだけ遊んで勉強なんかしないか。
doushite ano ko ha asobu dake ason de benkyou nanka shi nai ka.
Why does that child only play and do nothing?
あの先生は生徒に文句を言うだけ言って褒めることなんか見つけないね。本当に厳しい先生だ。
ano sensei ha seito ni monku o iu dake itte homeru koto nanka mitsuke nai ne. Hontouni kibishii sensei da.
That teacher only complains about students not commends them. What a strict teacher
Related structures :
と言ってもせいぜい…だけだ toittemoseizei…dakeda
たところで…だけだ tatokorode…dakeda
だけで dakede
だけでなく…も dakedenaku…mo
だけのことだ dakenokotoda
というだけで toiudakede
るだけ rudake
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