q Bakari
q Ato
q Example Sentences
q Useful Words
Bakari
Bakari, like a lot of other Japanese grammar, is best described by
using it in a sentence. If you wanted to say "I just finished drinking"
you would use bakari. You simply add bakari to the end of any
simple sentence that says "what you did". The verb will be in the -ta form
(past tense) in every case.
Some sentences that would be eligible for bakari:
ima biiru o nonda.
Now I drank beer.
gakkou kara kaetta
(you) returned from school
Examples:
ima biiru o nonda bakari desu.
now beer (what) drank (just did) is.
Just now I drank beer.
gakkou kara kaetta bakari ja nai no?
school from returned (just did) didn't?
Didn't you just return from school?
ranma o koroshita bakari da to omou
ranma (who) killed (just did) and thinks
I think (he) just killed Ranma.
Ato
If you ever want to say after, you will probably need to use this
word. Ato is very similar to the English word after. Ato, like bakari,
is used with the -ta form. You can add it to just about any "past
