{"id":3352,"date":"2021-08-25T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/en\/?p=3352"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T05:11:54","slug":"mimi-bunpou002-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/en\/mimi-bunpou002-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff5eBAKARI? \uff5eTOKORO? Understand the difference!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>&#8211; Vol.4 &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ARC teacher Mimi Sensei will answer your questions regarding Japanese language.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mimi-line4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3412\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"border: 5px solid #e2cdd9; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; background: ##ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\uff31\uff1aI bought a bag 3 days ago. If I want to say that the bag is brand new, that I\u2019ve just bought it, should I use\u300cKatta bakari desu\u300dor\u300cKatta tokoro desu\u300d?<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\uff21<\/strong><\/span>\uff1a<\/p>\r\n<p>\u300c\uff5eta bakari\u300dand\u300c\uff5eta tokoro\u300dare both expressions used to indicate something that you\u2019ve done or that has happened just a while ago. For example, if someone invites you to eat together, but you have just had lunch before, you can decline using both\u300ctabeta bakari nandesu\u300dand\u300ctabeta tokoro nandesu\u300d.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, how to say when it comes to a bag bought 3 days ago? <br \/>The correct answer is\u300cKatta bakari desu\u300d. The expression\u300c\uff5eta tokoro\u300dindicates something in the immediate past, so it cannot be used for something that you\u2019ve done a few days ago.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u300ctokoro\u300d\u2019s time is very short, while\u300cbakari\u300dmeans \u201crecently\u201d in a more relative way and can be used also for something that happened a long time ago.<\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>But how long then? To tell the truth, since it\u2019s personal there\u2019s no rule that defines that. If the speaker shares with you the same idea of\u300cjust a while ago\u300d, it can be used to talk about 1 month ago or even 1 year ago.<\/p>\r\n<p>Minna san no benkyou ha hajimatta bakari.<br \/>You\u2019ve just started studying. 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