<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は傲慢（ごうまん）になる<strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='995'>近（ちか）く</span>にゴミ捨（す）て場（ば）があるので、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>辺（あた）りの土地（とち）の価値（かち）は減（へ）る<strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

おじい<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>の健康（けんこう）が衰（おとろ）える<strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

癌（がん）のため、体（からだ）が弱（よわ）っていく<strong>ばかりです</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='455'>夏休（なつやす）み</span>になってから、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='637'>日本語（にほんご）</span>を忘（わす）れていく<strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

値段（ねだん）が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='263'>上（あ）がる</span><strong>ばかりで</strong>、安（やす）く<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='594'>なる</span>気配（けはい）がない。

ほうっておけば悪（わる）く<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='594'>なる</span><strong>ばかりだ</strong>。なんとかしないと。

一生懸命（いっしょうけんめい）治療（ちりょう）しているのに、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>患者（かんじゃ）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='332'>体調（たいちょう）</span>は悪（わる）く<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='594'>なる</span><strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

金融危機（きんゆうきき）なのに、ビットコインの価値（かち）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='263'>上（あ）がる</span><strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='635'>日本（にほん）</span>のような先進国（せんしんこく）では、出生率（しゅっしょうりつ）は低下（ていか）していく<strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は妻（つま）を亡（な）くしてから、うつ病（びょう）が重（おも）く<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='594'>なる</span><strong>ばかりだ</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='672'>最近（さいきん）</span>、ビットコインの価値（かち）が下（さ）がっていく<strong><strong>ばかりだ</strong></strong>。

Learn about how ばかりだ is used in different contexts

Expressing the opposite of 「だけ」 with 「ばかり」

<div class='writeup-body'>Occasionally, the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> ばかり is combined with verbs in their <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連体形・れんたいけい'>attributive form</span>, to show that (A) is the only thing that is occuring. It may also imply that (A) is happening 'more and more', or that 'it keeps on (A)'. This phrase utilizes ばかり's standard meaning of 'only', and combines it with the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='助動詞・じょどうし'>auxiliary verb</span> <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span> (or <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>ガソリン<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>値段（ねだん）は上（あ）がっ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='137'>ていく</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりだ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The price of gas <strong>keeps</strong> ris<strong>ing</strong>.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>最近（さいきん）は<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='375'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>体（からだ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>鍛（きた）えてい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='51'>ない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='45'>から</span>、筋肉（きんにく）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>なくなっ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='137'>ていく</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりだ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Recently I haven't been working out, so I <strong>keep</strong> on los<strong>ing</strong> muscle.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>日本（にほん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>人口（じんこう）は減（へ）る<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりです</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Japan's population <strong>continues to</strong> drop.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>辺（へん）は犯罪（はんざい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>多（おお）い<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='62'>ので</span>、治安（ちあん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>悪（わる）くなる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりです</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Because there are so many crimes around here, the public safety of the area <strong>continues to</strong> get worse.</div></li></ul> As can be seen with these sentences, this use of ばかり is paired almost exclusively with verbs that describe some form of change (higher/lower, stronger/weaker, better/worse, faster/slower, etc).<br>If the speaker would like to express further information in a (B) part of the sentence, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span> will simply get changed to its <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> で, before continuing.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>町（まち）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>治安（ちあん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>悪（わる）くなる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりで</span>、しばらく良（よ）くなり<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='275'>そうもない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The reputation of this town <strong>keeps on</strong> getting worse, and it doesn't look like it will get better anytime soon.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>観光客（かんこうきゃく）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>減（へ）る<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりで</span>、周（まわ）り<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>店（みせ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>潰（つぶ）れていっ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='27'>ている</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The amount of tourists <strong>keeps on</strong> dropping, and the stores around us are closing.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>This use of ばかり is primarily seen with negative trends. However, this is not a grammatical rule, and positive trends may also sometimes appear with ばかりだ.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>毎日（まいにち）夜（よる）遅（おそ）く<span class='gp-popout' datagp-id='58'>まで</span>働（はたら）い<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='765'>ている</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='45'>から</span>、疲（つか）れ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>たまっ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='137'>ていく</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりだ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Because I work until late at night everyday, I <strong>keep</strong> gett<strong>ing</strong> more exhausted.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>病院（びょういん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>変（か）え<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='64'>てから</span>、体調（たいちょう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>良（よ）くなっ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='137'>ていく</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='231'>ばかりだ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Ever since I changed hospitals, my health <strong>keeps on</strong> gett<strong>ing</strong> better.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

ばかりだ

(Only) continue to, Keep on -ing, More and more