Only A (small number of something)
Can also refer to a single time (only now, only once, etc.)
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私達は二人き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きりです。
He's the only British person in this area.
Getting the sentences
Construction
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Basic Examples:
2人切り (only two people (two of us))
Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ): 第3週 5日目
新完全マスター文法 N2: 20課・結果はどうなったか
JLPT N3 / Intermediate: Noun suffixes ①
新完全マスター文法 N2: 20課・結果はどうなったか
JLPT N3 / Intermediate: Noun suffixes ①
User notes
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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。
8 years ago
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