〜たばかりです~ta bakari desu
Ta bakari desu (〜たばかりです) means “recently completed action”.
I have just come to Japan, so I don't understand anything yet.
Use 「〜たばかりです」 for a completed action that feels recent to the speaker, with no fixed time limit.
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How it works
He has arrived in Japan but is still unfamiliar with his surroundings. Does he feel he has been here a long time?
Use 「たばかりです」 for an action that is complete and that you feel happened only recently.
Put the verb in the た-form, then add 「ばかりです」: 来た→来たばかりです.
The speaker decides what counts as “recent.” There is no fixed time span, and it need not mean just a moment ago.
The second half of the example says “I don’t understand anything yet”: having recently arrived, the speaker is still unfamiliar with things.
「来たところ」 refers to the moment just after arriving. Even after a few days, you can say 「来たばかり」 if the arrival still feels recent.
Example sentences
- 日本nipponにni来たkitaばかりbakariで、de、まだmada何nanもmo分かりません。wakarimasen。
I have just come to Japan, so I don't understand anything yet.
In a conversation
- Aあの、町内会の説明会はどこですか？
A: Excuse me, where is the briefing session for the neighborhood association?
- B今終わったばかり
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
I have just moved to this town.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
日本に来た____、まだ何も分かりません。
I just came to Japan, so I still do not understand anything.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜たばかりですrecently completed action