| The Japanese word | |
只 |
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| is pronounced | |
| tada | ただ | |
| means | |
| free, only | |
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| Examples: | |
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この新聞は只です。
kono shinbun wa tada desu. This newspaper is free. |
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只より高い物はない。
tada yori takai mono wa nai. Nothing costs more than free stuff. | There's no such thing as a free lunch. | Nothing is more expensive than what you get for free. |
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只で得られる助言は、常に良い助言であるとは限りません。
tada de e rareru jogen wa, tsuneni yoi jogen de aru to wa kagiri masen. Free advice isn't always good advice. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

