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JLPT N5 Grammar

しか

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N5 · Other · only + しか

only; nothing but

only + しか

しか is used with a negative verb to mean 'only; nothing more than.'

It must be followed by a negative form, as in 千円しかありません.

財布には千円しか入っていません。

There is only one thousand yen in my wallet.

Do not say しかあります; しか requires a negative predicate.

Memorize しか〜ない as one block meaning 'only.'

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N4 · Other · 数量 + しか

only; nothing but

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