〜たばかり
Formation
N4TimeNeutral
Meaning
Have just done. Indicates that an action was completed just a short time ago. Used when you want to emphasize that little time has passed since the action finished.
Note
Focuses on the speaker's subjective feeling that very little time has passed since the action occurred, even if objectively a long time has elapsed. This is different from 'ta tokoro', which strictly refers to immediate objective completion.
Examples
彼は今、家に帰ったばかりです。
He just got home now.
昼ご飯を食べたばかりなのに、もうお腹が空いた。
I just ate lunch, but I'm already hungry.
生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんはとても小さい。
A newborn baby is very small.
日本に来たばかりで、日本語がまだよく分かりません。
I just came to Japan, so I don't understand Japanese well yet.