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-(으)ㄹ 뿐이다

it's just / only

Level 4 · Expression

Explanation

Stresses that it's only that and nothing more. Vowel or ㄹ stems take ㄹ 뿐이다, consonant stems 을 뿐이다; past -았/었을 뿐이다; nouns 일 뿐이다.

Examples

  • 저는 제 일을 했을 뿐이에요.

    I was just doing my job.

  • 그냥 좀 피곤할 뿐이에요. 걱정하지 마세요.

    I'm just a little tired. Don't worry.

  • 그것은 소문일 뿐이다.

    That's only a rumour.

TOPIK note

TOPIK II Reading 3–4 (≈ -(으)ㄹ 따름이다).

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