What is the difference between Just and Only ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

You can use “just” in three ways, but since “just” and “only” do share a similarity, I’ll explain those definitions in particular.

So here’s an example of how they’re interchangeable:

“You just have to read the title”
“You only have to read the title” = “solo tienes que leer el título”

In this case they both mean having to achieve something by doing an easy task.

Here’s how they differ:

Like I said before, “just” has multiple meanings. I explained the first one above but it can also mean: fair OR used as a way to command someone to do something. Example:

“That state has some very just laws” (fair) = “Ese estado tiene leyes muy justas”

“Just do your job!” (command)

In this case, you cannot replace the word with “only” because it wouldn’t make any sense.

The only time I can think of when “only” would be MORE common than using “just” would be when you have a limited amount of something.

“I only have 3 pieces left”

Here you COULD replace it with “just” but I hear this sentence more with “only”.

Hope this helps! Let me know if I need to clarify anything