have just done

Past tense plus ばかり means an action happened only a short time ago, from the speaker's point of view. Unlike たところ, which is strictly the moment after, たばかり can cover longer spans if they feel recent, like last month. It often explains a current situation.

Examples

• 日本にっぽんに来きたばかりです。

  Nihon ni kita bakari desu.

  I have just come to Japan.

• 彼かれは先月せんげつこの会社かいしゃに入はいったばかりです。

  Kare wa sengetsu kono kaisha ni haitta bakari desu.

  He joined this company just last month.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 来る to come
• 彼 he, him
• 先月 last month
• この this (+ noun)
• 会社 company
• 入る to enter

Related patterns · Experience and habits

• 〜たことがある have done before (experience)
• 〜ことがある there are times when, sometimes
• 〜てばかりいる do nothing but, always be doing