Topic N3
Japanese Learning
14. だけしか : Only... / Just....
✏️Structure
Noun/Verb + だけしか + ない💡Usage
Expresses limitation, only a small amount. Emphasizes more than "だけ".
📚Examples
お財布を確認したら、中には千円だけしかない。これじゃ足りないよ。
Osaifu wo kakunin shitara, naka ni wa sen'en dake shika nai. Kore ja tarinai yo.
Checking my wallet, there is only 1,000 yen inside. That's not enough.
このパスワードは秘密だから、絶対に彼女だけしか知らないはずだ。
Kono pasuwaado wa himitsu dakara, zettai ni kanojo dake shika shiranai hazu da.
Since this password is a secret, she must be the only person who knows it.
大雨の影響で、今日のパーティーには三人だけしか来なかった。
Oouame no eikyou de, kyou no paatii ni wa sannin dake shika konakatta.
Due to the heavy rain, only three people came to the party today.
昨夜は仕事が忙しくて、結局一時間だけしか寝ていないので眠い。
Sakuya wa shigoto ga isogashikute, kekkyoku ichijikan dake shika nete inai node nemui.
Last night I was busy with work, and in the end, I only slept for an hour, so I'm sleepy.
お腹の具合が悪いので、今はこれだけしか食べられない。
Onaka no guai ga warui node, ima wa kore dake shika taberarenai.
Since my stomach is upset, I can only eat this much now.
この問題は非常に難しくて、クラスで彼だけしか解けなかった。
Kono mondai wa hijou ni muzukashikute, kurasu de kare dake shika tokenakatta.
This problem was extremely difficult, and he was the only one in the class who could solve it.
人気の商品なので、残りあと一個だけしか残っていない。
Ninki no shouhin na node, nokori ato ikko dake shika nokotte inai.
Since it's a popular item, there's only one left.
締め切りまであと五分だけしかない！急いで書き上げよう。
Shimekiri made ato gofun dake shika nai! Isoide kakiageyou.
There are only five minutes left until the deadline! Let's finish writing quickly.
この古い建物、今はもう誰も住んでいなくて、一階だけしか使われていない。
Kono furui tatemono, ima wa mou daremo sunde inakute, ikkai dake shika tsukawarete inai.
Nobody lives in this old building anymore; only the first floor is being used.
旅行の写真はたくさん撮ったのに、ピンボケでこれだけしか保存できなかった。
Ryokou no shashin wa takusan totta noni, pinboke de kore dake shika hozon dekinakatta.
Even though I took a lot of photos on the trip, they were blurry, and I could only save these few.