BackGrammar JLPT Level N4 - Lesson 2
Structure of だけで:
Verb + だけで
Noun + だけで
Details about だけで:
だけで is a combination of the adverbial particle だけ, and the case marking particleで. This expression is regularly thought of as meaning 'just by (A), (B)'. However, the literal translation is a bit closer to 'with only (A), (B)'. This reflects the で particle's standard usage of showing a 'tool' that is being used to achieve a certain result.
To use だけで, simply attach it to the end of any (non ます) form of verb, or noun.
To use だけで, simply attach it to the end of any (non ます) form of verb, or noun.
- 彼女と話すだけで楽しい。Just talking with my girlfriend is fun. (We don't need to do anything else, because talking is fun enough)
- これは電子レンジだけでオーブンの機能はついていない。This is just a microwave, an oven function is not included.
だけで
Usage Notes for だけで:
Synonyms for だけで:
だけ
Only, Just
だけあって
Is only natural, …Being the case, Because, As might be expected
Example of だけで
パーティーに行くだけで楽しい。
Just going to a party is fun.
顔を見ただけで、彼はいい人だと分かった。
I could tell he was a good person just by his face.
一緒に時間を過ごすだけで、仲良くなりました。
We became good friends just by spending time together.
彼を見ただけで性格が悪いと分かった。
Just by looking at him I determined that he had a bad personality.
家族と一緒に居るだけで、幸せ。
Just by being with my family I am happy.
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