N3
ばかりに
💡Meaning
Simply because
📝Usage
普通形 + ばかりに
⚠️Notes
Expresses that because of one sole reason, a negative outcome occurred. "Simply because..." (e.g., 彼が嘘をついたばかりに、大変なことになった。 - Simply because he told a lie, things became terrible.)
Simply because
普通形 + ばかりに
Expresses that because of one sole reason, a negative outcome occurred. "Simply because..." (e.g., 彼が嘘をついたばかりに、大変なことになった。 - Simply because he told a lie, things became terrible.)