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N4 Grammar Course

Lesson 28: 〜てばかり/てばかりいる

Usage:

Te Form of Verb + ばかり
Te Form of Verb + ばかりいる


Meaning:

「~てばかり/てばかりいる」means “always…”.

Example Sentences:

ははてばかりいる
My mother is always crying.

となりいぬてばかりいます
The dog next door is always barking.

ビルはじょうだんてばかりいる
Bill is always saying joke.

ちちはしょっちゅうおこてばかりいる
My father is always getting angry.

トムはいつもテレビをてばかりいる
Tom is always watching TV.

わたしはいつもひとまえわすてばかりいる
I’m always forgetting people’s names.

うちのチームはいつもあいてばかりいます
My team is always losing.

ぼく彼女かのじょゆうけようとしたが、彼女かのじょてばかりだった。
I tried to cheer her up, but she was always crying.

スマホをてばかりいるわるくなるよ。
If you always watch your phone, your eyes will get worse.

あのチームはてばかりだ。
That team always lose.

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2 thoughts on “Lesson 28: 〜てばかり/てばかりいる

  1. Why “見みてばかりいる” and not “見みているばかり”?

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      Here is the example.
      喋ってばかりいる
      keep talking

      喋る
      speak/talk

      喋るばかり
      喋っているばかり
      be only talking (and do nothing else)

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