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Japanese Particle しか (shika)
The particle しか is used for: Exclusivity with Negative Verb (Only / Nothing but) (JLPT N4). The particle 'しか' (shika) is used with a negative verb to express a strong limit or exclusivity, meaning 'only' or 'nothing but'.
Context Example
千円[しか]持っていません。
Senen shika motte imasen.
I have only 1,000 yen. (Role: Negated Exclusivity)
Which particle matches the function "Exclusivity with Negative Verb (Only / Nothing but)" (e.g. inside "千円[ ]持っていません。")?
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