〜だけで — Just this is enough | JLPT N4 grammar

Meaning

Shows that one action, item, or condition is enough to produce a result.

20 sentences

見るみるだけで分かりわかります
You can understand just by looking.
このカードだけで電車でんしゃに乗れのれます
This card alone is enough to ride the train.
焼きたてやきたてのパンのにおいをかぐだけでおなかがすきます
Just smelling freshly baked bread makes me hungry.
好きすきな歌うたを一曲いっきょく聞くきくだけで元気げんきになります
Just listening to one favorite song cheers me up.
このボタンを押すおすだけでドアが開きひらきます
The door opens just by pressing this button.
毎日まいにち五分ごふん練習れんしゅうするだけで発音はつおんがよくなりました
Practicing for just five minutes a day improved my pronunciation.
声こえを聞くきくだけで誰だれか分かりわかります
I can tell who it is just by hearing the voice.
この絵えを見るみるだけで使い方つかいかたが分かりわかります
You can understand how to use it just by looking at this picture.

12 more examples

Compare 名前を書くだけでいい (writing a name suffices) with 名前だけを書く (write only the name).

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 窓まどを開けるあけるだけで部屋へやが涼しくすずしくなりました This room is too quiet.Just opening the window made the room cooler.There is only milk in the refrigerator.
Sentence 2: 声こえを聞くきくだけで母ははだと分かりわかります I can tell it is my mother just by hearing her voice.I only understand a little Japanese.That explanation is too simplistic for me to understand it well.
Sentence 3: 話はなしを聞くきくだけで楽しいたのしいです This room is too quiet and feels a little scary.Just listening to the story is fun.I only have Sunday off.

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