【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜ばかりだ（~bakarida）

2020年4月20日 2024年8月28日

Explanation：〜ばかりだ

Meaning
「ますます～していく」
物事が悪い方向に変化が進んで行くことを表す。

"increasingly / more and more"
Used to indicate that a situation is continuing to progress in a particular direction, usually with a negative or undesirable connotation. It often implies that things are getting worse or deteriorating over time.

Form
V（dictionary form） + ばかりだ

Points

Continuous Progression: "〜ばかりだ" emphasizes that something is continuously moving in a certain direction, typically becoming more extreme or intense.
Negative Connotation: This expression is often used to describe situations that are getting worse, although it can occasionally be used in neutral or positive contexts.
Ongoing Process: It highlights that the change or progression is ongoing, not yet reaching a conclusion.

JLPT Level
N2

Sample sentenes

毎日まいにち、ジョギングしたり、食事しょくじの量りょうを減へらしたりしているのに、体重たいじゅうは増ふえるばかりだ。
Despite jogging every day and reducing the amount of food I eat, my weight keeps increasing.

薬くするを飲のんだのに、症状しょうじょうは悪わるくなるばかりだ。
Despite taking medicine, my symptoms are only getting worse.

アルバイトが忙いそがしくて、全然勉強ぜんぜんべんきょうできていないので、成績せいせきは悪わるくなるばかりだ。
Because I'm so busy with my part-time job and can't study at all, my grades are getting worse.

最近さいきん、仕事しごとが増ふえるばかりだ。
Recently, my workload keeps increasing.

不景気ふけいきで、生活せいかつは苦くるしくなるばかりだ。
Due to the recession, life is becoming increasingly difficult.

出費しゅっぴが多おおく、お金かねが減へるばかりだ。
With so many expenses, my money keeps decreasing.

ストレスで、白髪しらがが増ふえるばかりだ。
Due to stress, my gray hair is increasing.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
症状	しょうじょう	symptom
成績	せいせき	grade
不景気	ふけいき	recession
出費	しゅっぴ	expence
白髪	しらが	gray hair