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One_of_Many
24 Dec 2018

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What is the difference between これだけ⾒ない。 and これしか⾒ない。 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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shamosy95
24 Dec 2018

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これだけ見ない means you see everything except for this.

これしか見ない means you only see this.

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monalux
24 Dec 2018

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■これだけ⾒ない。
　これだけ見る →You can say it.
■これしか⾒ない。　
　これしか見る。→You can not say it.It doesn't make sense.

　「しか」...　including negative feeling.

EX.　私はケーキがだいすき。毎日ケーキだけ食べたい！。
EX.　今日は水しか飲んでいない。（おなかすいたなぁ。。。）

Romaji
■ kore dake ⾒ nai .
kore dake miru → You can say it .
■ kore sika ⾒ nai .
kore sika miru . → You can not say it . It doesn ' t make sense .

「 sika 」 ... including negative feeling .

EX . watasi ha keeki ga daisu ki . mainichi keeki dake tabe tai ！ .
EX . kyou ha mizu sika non de i nai . ( onaka sui ta naxa . . . )
Hiragana
■ これ だけ ⾒ ない 。
　 これ だけ みる → You can say it .
■ これ しか ⾒ ない 。 　
　 これ しか みる 。 → You can not say it . It doesn ' t make sense .

　 「 しか 」 ...　 including negative feeling .

EX .　 わたし は けーき が だいす き 。 まいにち けーき だけ たべ たい ！ 。
EX .　 きょう は みず しか のん で い ない 。 （ おなか すい た なぁ 。 。 。 ）
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One_of_Many
24 Dec 2018

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@shamosy95 Ahh, thank you! Then, what is the difference between これだけ見る and これしか見ない ?
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