Home/JLPT N3/Grammar/Plain form + ばかりにPlain form + ばかりにN3☆ Save to listMeaningmerely because / just because (often with negative outcome)Cấu trúc (Formation)V plain / i-adj + ばかりに; na-adj + な / である + ばかりに; noun + である + ばかりに.Độ trang trọngneutral