(noun)ばかり

About

ばかり, an adverbial particle or 副助詞ふくじょし, can combine with a noun to express "nothing but (noun)" or "only (noun)".

「(Noun)ばかり」forms a subjective statement. Meaning that the degree to which ばかり expresses that there is "nothing but" something, is entirely based on the speaker's point of view, and is not necessarily a reality.

If a noun attaches to a verb using the に or と particle, ばかり will attach after the particle.

ばかり may not be used following other adverbial particles such as から, まで, だけ, さえ, or より.

In casual speech, ばかり often becomes ばっかり, ばっか, or in some regions of Japan, ばっかし.

Summary

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  ばかり can attach to a noun to express "nothing but (noun)".

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  「(Noun)ばかり」statements are subjective.

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  ばかり can't be used directly following other adverbial particles

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