| --- noun | clause + shika + negative clause only | only when | only if |
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| • それは戸田さんにしか話していない。 |
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| Sore wa Toda-san ni shika hanashite inai. |
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| I haven't told it to anybody but Mr. Toda. |
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| Grammar: [nv] しか shika |
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| • 僕は静かな時しか本を読まない。 |
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| Boku wa shizukana toki shika hon o yomanai. |
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| (Literally): Except when it is quiet I do not read books. |
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| I read books only when it is quiet. |
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| Grammar: [nv] 時 toki |
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| Grammar: [nv] しか shika |
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