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japanese · Complex Sentences · Lesson 108

Expressing Limitation with だけ

Learning to use 'dake' to express 'only' or 'just', adding specificity to explanations.

I can only show you a part of my presentation right now. However, I can make a phone call to confirm the rest, but I only have a few minutes to do so.

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見せる (みせる)

to show

Group 2 verb

A simpler verb type that always ends in る. To change the form, just drop the る and add a new ending — like 食べる (eat) becomes 食べます.

出来る (できる)

to be able to do

Group 2 verb

A simpler verb type that always ends in る. To change the form, just drop the る and add a new ending — like 食べる (eat) becomes 食べます.

電話する (でんわする)

to make a phone call

Irregular verb

One of two special verbs — する (to do) or 来る (to come). They follow their own unique patterns that you just have to memorize.