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► 成句
  [(1)ただ]  [只で置く]  [coll]    meaning:  price  rank: 1
☆ ただではかない ⇨ I won’t leave this free. I will make him pay  (☛ Not monetary free, but free of consequences)

► 名詞
  [(1)ただ]  [coll]    meaning:  just  rank: 1
☆ あいつは思想家じゃなくてただのバカだろう ⇨ He’s not a philosopher, he’s just an idiot
☆ コンピューターソフトがなければただの ⇨ Computers are just (useless) boxes without software
☆ 神童われたが、はただのだ ⇨ He was called a child prodigy before, but now he’s just a regular guy

  [(1)ただ]  [coll]    meaning:  price  rank: 1
☆ ただよりいものはない ⇨ Nothing is more expensive than free
☆ 入場料はただです ⇨ The admission is free
☆ 施設はただで使うことが出来る ⇨ You can use the facility for free
☆ こんなことをして、ただではまないぞ ⇨ You did this and it won’t be free, there will a dire consequence  (☛ Not monetary free, but free of consequences)


More examples:
  • 只今の時刻は三です ⇨ The time now is 3 o’clock
  • オリンピックは只の金儲けに成り果ててしまった ⇨ The Olympics have become just a money making game
  • 私達コロナの真っ只中にいる ⇨ We are right in the middle of COVID pandemic
  • 只今から国歌斉唱します ⇨ We sing the national anthem
  • 只事ならぬ気配がした ⇨ It felt like there was something unusual, wrong
  • 只今お持ち致します ⇨ I will bring it to you right away
  • 只今特別値引きを実施しております ⇨ We’re currently running a special discount
  • オリンピック勝つのは只事ではない ⇨ It is a big deal, not an easy thing, to win in the Olympics
  • 只今検討中です ⇨ We’re currently considering the matter
  • 電車に只乗りした ⇨ He rode the train without paying
  • 只今の心境は? ⇨ How do you feel now?
  • 只今の時刻は九です ⇨ The time is 9 o’clock now
  • あいつは只者じゃない ⇨ He’s not a regular person. He’s someone to be reckoned with
  • にも只乗りはさせない ⇨ I won’t let anybody ride me for free, use me
  • 只今検討しております ⇨ We are currently investigating