たった, ほんの, つい; ただ～だけ
only yesterday
only yesterday
つい昨日
⦣ ふつう修飾しゅうしょくする語（句）の直前（時に直後）に置く.
for only a few days
for only a few days
ほんの2～3日間
only a little
only a little
ほんの少しだけ
I have only 100 yen.
I have only 100 yen.
私はたった100円しか持っていない.
⦣ only を含ふくむ文章はこのように「～しか～ない」と否定に訳すとよい場合が多い.
There was only one boy in the classroom.
There was only one boy in the classroom.
教室にはたった1人の男の子しかいなかった.
For members only.
掲示For members only.
会員専用.
At that time I was only a child.
At that time I was only a child.
当時私はほんの子供だった.
⦣ an only child は「一人っ子」. 形
Only I touched it.
Only I touched it.
私だけがそれに触さわった.
⦣ Only は I を修飾.
I only touched it.
I only touched it.
私はそれに触っただけだ.
⦣ only は touched を修飾.
I touched that only.
I touched that only.
私はそれにだけ触った.
⦣ only は that を修飾.
✓POINT
以上の3つの文で only の位置とその修飾している語に注意.
I don't want to buy anything; I'm only (=just) looking.
I don't want to buy anything; I'm only just looking.
買うつもりはありません. ただ見ているだけです.
I can only say that I'm very sorry.
I can only say that I'm very sorry.
誠まことに申し訳ないとしか言いようがございません.
Tomorrow we'll have lessons only in the morning.
Tomorrow we'll have lessons only in the morning.
あしたは午前中しか授業がありません.
