{"id":2198,"date":"2010-04-19T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2018-04-05T18:49:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T21:49:03","slug":"japanese-dake-particle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/particula-japonesa-dake\/","title":{"rendered":"The Japanese DAKE Particle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"604ea9ec9f03ce20cb5fee53cf49f850\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Ads responsivo Inicio Post CAJap -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3298668993\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a while without writing about this subject, I&#039;m returning to commenting on Japanese particles. This time, let&#039;s talk a little about <strong>the Japanese particle DAKE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What I found most interesting about the <a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/japanese-dake-particle\/\">DAKE particle<\/a> is that it has a similar usage to the words\u00a0<em>just, just, just and just<\/em>\u00a0of our Portuguese language.<\/p>\n<p>In most sentences, DAKE can be translated as any of the aforementioned words.<\/p>\n<h2>The Japanese Particle DAKE \u2013 Only in Japanese<\/h2>\n<p>In the many Japanese phrases I researched, the DAKE particle can be translated as\u00a0<em>only, only<\/em>,\u00a0<em>only<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>precisely<\/em>\u00a0when it appears before a noun, indicating a quantitative limit. The interesting thing is that this quantity limit always conveys the idea that the quantity is small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"akai ringo dake mitsu kudasai\">\u8d64\u3044\u6797\u6a8e<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u4e09\u3064\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>give me\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">only<\/span>\u00a0(only) three apples please.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"hon wo sansatsu dake kaimashita.\">\u672c\u3092\u4e09\u518a<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Bought\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">only<\/span>\u00a0three books.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"kinou gakkou ni kita gakusei wa, sannin dake deshita.\">\u6628\u65e5\u5b66\u6821\u306b\u6765\u305f\u5b66\u751f\u306f\u3001\u4e09\u4eba<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesterday,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">only<\/span>\u00a0three students came to school.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Japanese particle DAKE \u2013 Until in Japanese<\/h2>\n<p>When the DAKE particle appears after a Japanese verb in the potential form, it indicates a degree of limitation that is never exceeded. Therefore, in most cases, the Japanese particle DAKE indicates a limit that cannot be measured or counted, but only felt and understood.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about Japanese verbs in the potential form, I suggest reading the article in the link below.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The potential form of Japanese verbs.\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/potential-form-of-japanese-verbs\/\">The potential form of Japanese verbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In such cases, the DAKE particle can be translated as\u00a0<em>until<\/em>,\u00a0<em>up until<\/em>,\u00a0<em>until when<\/em>,\u00a0<em>until where\u2026<\/em>\u00a0or any synonym.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"watashi wa arukeru dake arukimashita.\">\u79c1\u306f\u6b69\u3051\u308b<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u6b69\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>I walked (walked)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">until where<\/span>\u00a0I could.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"dekiru dake tasukete agemashou.\">\u51fa\u6765\u308b<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u52a9\u3051\u3066\u3042\u3052\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>I tried to help\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">until where<\/span>\u00a0I could.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>The Japanese particle DAKE \u2013 The best<\/h2>\n<p>In some cases, the DAKE particle can be used for comparison, showing that the thing compared is the best in the subject, branch, species, function, etc. Pay attention to the context of the sentence to know when this case is occurring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"yasukereba yasui dake ii desu.\">\u5b89\u3051\u308c<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3070<\/span>\u5b89\u3044<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>the cheapest is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">the best<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Netai dake nete mo ii.\">\u5bdd\u305f\u3044<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u5bdd\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>You sleep better when you want to sleep (feel like sleeping).<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Japanese particle DAKE \u2013 As\u2026as<\/h2>\n<p>When the DAKE particle appears between the verb\u00a0<em>dekiru<\/em>\u00a0and the adverbial form of an adjective, it can be translated as\u00a0<em>as as<\/em>,\u00a0<em>as well as<\/em>\u00a0and etc.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about how to turn adjectives into adverbs, I suggest you read the article below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/the-adverbs-in-japanese\/\">Adverbs in Japanese.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"dekiru dake hayaku yatte kudasai.\">\u51fa\u6765\u308b<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051<\/span>\u65e9\u304f\u3084\u3063\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Knife\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">So<\/span>\u00a0fast\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">how much<\/span>\u00a0can.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The expression DAKE DE NAKU\u2026MO \u2013 Not only<\/h2>\n<p>There is a very interesting way to create phrases like \u201c<em>Me\u00a0<\/em><em>no\u00a0<\/em><em>I ate only one orange, but apples too.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0In japanese. To do this, just use the DAKE NAKU\u2026MO pattern. Look at the sentence patterns below to understand how this expression works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"boku wa nihongo dake de naku, eigo mo dekimasu.\">\u50d5\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f<\/span>\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3082<\/span>\u51fa\u6765\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Me\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><em>no<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0I talk\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">only<\/span>\u00a0Japanese,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">but<\/span>\u00a0English\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">also<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"sushi dake by naku, sashimi mo tabemashita.\">\u3059\u3057<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f<\/span>\u3001\u523a\u8eab<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3082<\/span>\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">No<\/span>\u00a0ate\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">only<\/span>\u00a0Sushi,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">but<\/span>\u00a0Sashimi\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">also<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the following video you can see the difference between \u3057\u304b\u30fb\u3060\u3051 :<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"#68 JAPANESE CLASSROOM: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN \u3057\u304b and \u3060\u3051\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/429BhoNxqug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Despite not having commented on all the functions of the DAKE particle, we can already see that its general use is simple and practical. Just keep in mind the idea of limitation, in the sense of a small amount or a limit that cannot be exceeded.<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"kill.\">\u307e\u305f\u306d\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p>To the next.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a while without writing about this subject, I&#039;m returning to commenting on Japanese particles. This time, let&#039;s talk a little about the Japanese particle DAKE. 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