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~だけでなく(~も): "Not only X but also..."

apprentice #69
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

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このレッスンは面白おもしろだけでなく、ユーモアある。

And that's a fact! Today you'll be learning how to form extremely true and useful constructions like the one above. And I bet you're super excited to do so, so without further ado, let's get crackin'!


Not only am I good-looking, but...

Structure

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    Noun/Verb/い-adjective/な-adjective(な)だけでなく〜( clause)
    Example:
    → このみせ美味おいしいだけでなく値段ねだんたかくないです。
    ”Not only is this place delicious, its prices are also low.”

This grammar point combines not two, but three different grammar points! We have だけ, as in "only", でない as in "not", and an optional (but commonly included) も in the second clause. This gives us the pattern "Not only A, but also B."

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