Noun しか～ない

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Noun しか～ない

Noun shika~nai

Only ~

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Erklärung

The grammar point Noun しか～ない emphasizes the small quantity or exclusiveness of something. It can be translated as 'only', 'nothing but', or 'no other' in English and is used with a negative verb.

Struktur

Muster
Noun + しか + Negative Verb
NounThe noun that is being emphasized.
Beispiele: リンゴ (ringo), 電車 (densha)
しかParticles used to emphasize the exclusiveness of something.
Beispiele:
Negative VerbA verb in negative form that follows しか and conveys the meaning.
Beispiele: 食べない (tabenai), 持っていません (motte imasen)

Beispiele

Beispiel 1
私はリンゴしか食べない。
Watashi wa ringo shika tabenai.
I eat only apples.
Aufschlüsselung
tokenWatashi (I) / ringo (apple) / shika (only) / tabe (eat) nai (not)
Beispiel 2
電車で行くしかないです。
Densha de iku shika nai desu.
There is no other way but to go by train.
Aufschlüsselung
tokendensha (train) / iku (go) shika (only) / nai desu (there isn't)
Beispiel 3
彼は一冊の本しか持っていない。
Kare wa isatsu no hon shika motte inai.
He has only one book.
Aufschlüsselung
tokenkare (he) / isatsu (one volume) / hon (book) shika (only) / motte inai (has not)
Beispiel 4
この店にはビールしかない。
Kono mise ni wa biiru shika nai.
There is nothing but beer in this store.
Aufschlüsselung
tokenkono (this) / mise (store) / biiru (beer) shika (only)

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