〜ばかりでなく
JLPT N3:not only
"Not only X, but also Y": adds a second, often greater, point.
How to form it
- Put ばかりでなく after a noun or a plain form, and use も in the second half: 日本ばかりでなく、海外でも有名だ.
- な-adjectives take な: 便利なばかりでなく.
- It sounds formal. だけでなく means the same and is more common; ばかりか is more emphatic.
- だけでなく has the same additive meaning in a more neutral register. In casual speech, だけじゃなく is common; the second point can be marked with も or stated as a parallel predicate.
Examples
彼は頭がいいばかりでなく、優しい。
He's not only clever but kind as well.
日本ばかりでなく、海外でも有名だ。
She's famous not only in Japan but abroad too.
この店は安いだけでなく、便利です。
This shop is not only inexpensive but also convenient.
この部屋は広いだけじゃなく、明るいです。
This room is not only spacious but also bright.
Common mistakes
- Confusing it with ばかり (nothing but).
Similar meaning
- 〜に加えてin addition to
"In addition to" a noun; formal.
- 〜上にon top of
"On top of" being or doing something.