Structure
Verb + だけ
［い］Adjective + だけ
［な］Adjective + な + だけ
Noun + だけ
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Part of Speech
Particle
Word Type
Adverbial Particle
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About だけ
だけ is used in Japanese in a similar way to 'only' or 'just' in English. The basic meaning of this word is that 'while there are/were several possibilities, only (A) is true/was chosen'. だけ is used by attaching it to the base (dictionary) form of any word, except for な-Adjectives, which require な when being used adjectivally.
Due to な-Adjectives being able to be used as either a noun or an adjective, the meaning of a sentence will be different depending on whether だけ is used with the noun form, or the adjective form.
Basically this difference just highlights whether something is being discussed in a measurable way (an adjective), or an immeasurable way (a noun).
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一人だけです。
Only one person.
それだけです。
Only that.
サッカーだけが好き。
I only like soccer.
私だけ行きます。
Only I am going.
その映画は長いだけ。
That movie is just long.
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The Particle だけ
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[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Page 93
Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Rikai
Page 91
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 244
みんなの日本語 I
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