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Only
YI - 7言; II - 2言, IJ - 2-6

〜だけ (particle)

Yookoso I p. 437

Noun/pronoun + だけ

only, just, alone, merely

Neutral statement
Replaceが、は、を with だけ;add だけ before or after other particles

日本語だけ勉強しました。
昨日は学校へだけ行きました。

I studied only Japanese.
I went to only school.

 

〜ばかり (particle)

Yookoso II p. 113

Noun/pronoun + ばかり

one thing; nothing (little else) but one thing

Sometimes it expresses unfairness or bias.
Emphasizes the positive proposition of a noun/pronoun.
Replaceが、は、を with ばかり;add ばかり before or after other particles

日本語ばかり勉強しました。
私はすしばかり食べました。

I studied only Japanese and nothing else.
I ate only Sushi and nothing else (although there were many other things to eat).

 

〜しか (particle) 〜ない

Yookoso I p. 437

Noun/pronoun + しか 〜ない

only, nothing but Noun/pronoun

Emphasizes the negative proposition of non-Noun/pronoun
Replaceが、は、を with しか;add しか after other particles

日本語しか勉強しませんでした。

私は毎日すししか食べません。

I studied nothing but Japanese and this was not sufficient.
I eat nothing but Sushi everyday.