Only A (small number of something)
Can also refer to a single time (only now, only once, etc.)
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私たちは二人切りで頑張ってきました。
We did our best, just the two of us.
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このあたりのイギリス人は彼一人切りです。
He's the only British person in this area.
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
２人切り (only two people (two of us))
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
You can use it with verbs in the た form too. To express that a person did an action and kept doing it without returning from it.
Eg: 息子は、公園へ遊びに行ったきり帰って来ない。
Eg: 息子は、公園へ遊びに行ったきり帰って来ない。
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