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しか無い [sK]
しかない [spec1]
1. [exp,adj-i] [uk]
《after a verb》
▶ having no choice but to ...
▶ all one can do is ...
▶ there's nothing to do except ...
2. [exp,adj-i] [uk]
《after a noun or counter》
▶ having nothing but ...
▶ there is only ...
▶ having only ...
▶ having no more than ...

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2023-09-20 09:40:41  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -6 +6 @@
-<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
8. A 2021-10-26 00:48:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK with the two senses. There are about 65 sentences that really should have the senses tagges. I've done one for each sense.
7. A* 2021-10-26 00:29:43  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Probably.
Fleshing out the entry a little. I think senses 2 and 3 can be merged.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,4 @@
-<gloss>have no choice</gloss>
+<s_inf>after a verb</s_inf>
+<gloss>having no choice but to ...</gloss>
+<gloss>all one can do is ...</gloss>
+<gloss>there's nothing to do except ...</gloss>
@@ -22,7 +25,5 @@
-<gloss>there is nothing but</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
-<misc>&uk;</misc>
-<gloss>no more than</gloss>
+<s_inf>after a noun or counter</s_inf>
+<gloss>having nothing but ...</gloss>
+<gloss>there is only ...</gloss>
+<gloss>having only ...</gloss>
+<gloss>having no more than ...</gloss>
6. A* 2021-10-24 11:17:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/しか無い
しかない	12592690
しか無い	493889
  Comments:
About 4% of usage. Worth adding?
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,4 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>しか無い</keb>
+<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
+</k_ele>
@@ -10,0 +15 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -15,0 +21 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -20,0 +27 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
5. A 2013-02-10 23:50:27  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
the translations also need work, though it's a difficult one to gloss
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +10,1 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
@@ -14,0 +15,1 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
@@ -18,0 +20,1 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
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