Meaning of 分だけ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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分だけ
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Kana Readingぶんだけ
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Romajibundake
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- suffix
- Meaning
- in proportion to; just as much as
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Example Sentences
分だけ, ぶんだけ used in context
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He threw up just as much as he had drunk.
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We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.
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He is taller than me by a head.
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ジーンズは、洗濯した分だけきれいに見えるようになったわけではなかった。
The jeans looked none the cleaner for having been washed.
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I tried harder than usual, so I'm all the more exhausted.
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part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
On: ブン, フン, ブ
Kun: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ
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