connective N4 common casualpolitewritten
〜だけで — just by ~ / with only ~
〜だけで ・ だけで
Builds on 〜だけ
Meaning
- just by ~ / with only ~ — one small thing alone is enough to produce the result
Key sentence
声を聞くだけで安心する。
Just hearing your voice puts me at ease.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb (plain) / Noun | V(plain) + だけで; N + だけで | 見るだけで / 名前だけで |
Examples
考えるだけで怖くなる。
Just thinking about it makes me scared.
このボタンを押すだけで切符が買える。
You can buy a ticket just by pressing this button.
話を聞いただけでは判断できない。
I can't judge just from hearing the story.
Easily confused with
〜だけでも だけで says one thing alone is sufficient to cause something (見るだけで分かる = 'I can tell just by looking'). だけでも presents that one thing as a worthwhile minimum (見るだけでもいい = 'even just looking is fine'). 〜だけ Plain だけ limits a noun or amount. Adding で frames that limited thing as the means or condition from which a result follows.
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