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N3 彼は日本語だけでなく英語も話します Kare wa nihongo dake de naku eigo mo hanashimasu He speaks not only Japanese but also English N3 週末はゆっくり休むつもりだけど予定はまだ決めてない Shuumatsu wa yukkuri yasumu tsumori dakedo yotei wa mada kimete nai I plan to rest this weekend but have not decided yet N3 さすが経験が長いだけあって判断が早い Sasuga keiken ga nagai dake atte handan ga hayai As expected from someone experienced decisions are fast N3 急いだほうがいいみたいだけど間に合うかな Isoida hou ga ii mitai dakedo maniau kana Seems better to hurry but will we make it N4 今から出るところだけど大丈夫？ Ima kara deru tokoro da kedo daijoubu I am about to leave now is that ok N4 彼も来るはずだけどまだ見てない Kare mo kuru hazu da kedo mada mitena i He should come but I have not seen him yet N4 説明を聞きながら大切なポイントだけメモしておいた Setsumei o kikinagara taisetsu na pointo dake memo shite oita While listening to the explanation I noted only important points N4 この説明だけでは分かりにくいから、例を出してもらえますか Kono setsumei dake de wa wakarinikui kara, rei o dashite moraemasu ka It is hard to understand with only this explanation, so could you give an example N4 できるだけ自然な日本語で話すようにしているんだ Dekiru dake shizen na nihongo de hanasu you ni shite iru nda I try to speak Japanese as naturally as possible

N4 〜だけでなく dake de naku Indicates addition of information, connects words or clauses, means not only but also N5 〜だけ dake Indicates limitation or exclusivity, equivalent to only or just, restricts meaning to the previous element