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ばかりでなく (bakari denaku)

JLPT N3 Grammar List

not only… but also, as well as

 Formations 

Verb-casual + ばかりか/ばかりでなく
Noun + ばかりか/ばかりでなく
いadj + ばかりか/ばかりでなく
なadj + なばかりか/ばかりでなく

 Examples  

ベトナムは物価が安いばかりでなく、食べ物も美味しい。
Betonamu wa bukka ga yasui bakari denaku, tabemono mo oishī.
Vietnam is not only cheap in prices, food is also delicious.

アナはスペイン語ばかりでなくフランス語も話せる。
Ana wa Supeingo bakari denaku furansugo mo hanaseru.
Ana can speak not only Spanish but also French.

この報告書は字が汚いばかりか間違いがたくさんあります
Kono hōkoku-sho wa ji ga kitanai bakari ka machigai ga takusan arimasu.

This report is not only dirty but also has a lot of mistakes.

このレストランは、味が悪いばかりでなく、店員の態度もひどい。
Kono resutoran wa, aji ga warui bakari denaku, ten’in no taido mo hidoi.
Not only is this restaurant’s food bad, but the service is also horrible.

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