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JLPT N2 Grammar

ばかりか

N2Parallel

N2 · Parallel · plain form + ばかりか / noun + ばかりか

not only... but also

plain form + ばかりか / noun + ばかりか

ばかりか means “not only A, but also B,” with the second point going further.

The second part is usually more surprising, serious, or emphatic than the first.

彼は遅刻したばかりか、資料も忘れてきた。

He was not only late, but also forgot the materials.

Do not make the two parts merely equal; ばかりか expects the second part to go further.

A is already notable; B goes even further.

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