Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 6: 12/24

だけでなくて～もNot only ~ but ~ also, Not just ~ but ~ also

なくて = casual・colloquial, なく = formal・written

Structure

Noun + だけ + でなく（て）(1) + Noun + も

(1) じゃなく（て）

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About だけでなく(て)～も

As an extension of the standard だけでなく, meaning 'not only, but also', adding the adverbial particle も to the (B) part of a sentence will place extra emphasis on the thing that is being included in the same category as (A).

だけ itself is an adverbial particle, so will primarily follow nouns. After this, the negative conjunctive form of the auxiliary verb だ (でなく) will create the 'not only' meaning.

て is not strictly required as part of this structure, but will help to create a far more natural 'separation' between (A) and (B) when it is used.

Either じゃなく or じゃなくて may also be used, as is the case with all でなく and ではなく based grammar structures.

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Examples

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    アイスクリームだけじゃなくて、プリンも買(か)いました。

    I didn't just buy ice cream, I also bought pudding.

    机(つくえ)だけじゃなくて、椅子(いす)もほしい。

    I don't just want a desk, I want a chair too.

    市場(いちば)だけでなく、スーパーにもいきませんか。

    Won't you not only go to the market, but the store too?

    君(きみ)だけじゃなく、僕(ぼく)も悪(わる)かったと思(おも)っている。

    It's not only you, I think that I am also to blame.

    体(からだ)だけじゃなく、心(こころ)も疲(つか)れてしまった。

    I am tired not only physically but mentally as well.

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