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~ばかりでなく…も

~ばかりでなく…も

Today’s Grammar Point: ~ばかりでなく…も

Today’s grammar point is ~ばかりでなく…も, which means “not only ~ but also ….” It is basically the same as “~だけでなく…も” but ばかりでなく sounds more formal and is more often used in writing while だけでなく sounds a lot more casual and is more often used in conversations.

I think the most difficult part in using this pattern is to decide where to put the particle も in the second part of the sentence. See the examples below and examine why も is placed there.

Connection

  • [noun] (+ である/だった) + ばかりでなく …も
  • [plain form verb] + ばかりでなく …も
  • [plain form いadjective stem] + い/かった + ばかりでなく …も
  • [なadjective] な/だった + ばかりでなく …も

Examples

寿司すしばかりでなく刺身さしみたくさん注文ちゅうもんした。
I ordered not only sushi but also a lot of sashimi.

田中たなかさんは英語えいごばかりでなく中国語ちゅうごくご上手じょうずです。
Mr. Tanaka is good at not only English but also Chinese.

田中たなかさんは英語えいごはなばかりでなく中国語ちゅうごくごはなします。
Mr. Tanaka not only speaks English, but also Chinese.

田中たなかさんは英語えいご理解りかいするばかりでなく、スラスラはなすことできます。
Mr. Tanaka can not only understand English but also speak fluently.

田中たなかさんは英語えいごでスピーチをしたばかりなく中国語ちゅうごくご質疑応答しつぎおうとうしていました。
Mr. Tanaka not only gave a speech in English, but also had a question and answer session in Chinese.

あの寿司すしはおいしいばかりでなく値段ねだんごろだ。
Not only is that sushi restaurant delicious, it’s also reasonably priced.

あのお寿司すしはおいしかったばかりでなく見栄みば素晴すばららしかったです。
Not only was that sushi delicious, it also looked great.

田中たなかさんはスポーツが得意とくいばかりでなくあたま回転かいてんはやいです。
Not only is Mr. Tanaka good at sports, he also has a quick mind.

田中たなかさんは英語えいご教師きょうしばかりでなく通訳つうやくとしてはたらいています。
Mr. Tanaka works not only as an English teacher but also as an interpreter.

田中たなかさんは英語えいご教師きょうしだったばかりでなく英語えいご通訳つうやくとしてはたらきました。
Not only was Mr. Tanaka an English teacher, he also worked as an English interpreter.

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