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只ただ

只ただ

Common Noun Noun

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conjunction gratis;gratuito;simplemente;sencillamente;normal;normal y corriente;ordinario;general;común;sencillo

English JMdict (multilingual)

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone ordinary;common;usual

私はただの名無しの権兵衛です。

I am just a nobody.

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone free of charge

only 只

私はその切符をただで手にいれた。

I got the ticket for nothing.

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) unaffected;as is;safe

usu. as ただでは...

彼は結構しぶといね。転んでもただでは起きぬ、いい根性しているよ。

He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.

adverb (fukushi) only;merely;just;simply

君はただ皿を洗いさえすればいい。

All you have to do is wash the dishes.

conjunction but;however;nevertheless

esp. 但

ただ、面白いブログを書くために、人のブログを読むのなら今日から出来る。

However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away.

Other forms 唯【ただ】 · 徒【ただ】 · 但【ただ】 · 常【ただ】