N2 — outside your level filter
だけましだ
だけましだdake mashi daN2neutral
Same meaning13
more than; the most
- ほどto the point of ...; to such an extent that ...attaches at
- ほど〜ないnot as … asattaches at
- いちばんthe most; number oneattaches at
- 以上にmore than; even more than — passes the level it's measured againstattaches at
- くらいabout; to the extent thatattaches at
- くらいならrather than ... — the speaker settles for anything over the option namedattaches at
- に限るnothing beats X; the best thing to do is Xattaches at
- に越したことはないnothing is better than X; the more/better X, the betterattaches at
- に比べてcompared to N; in comparison with Nattaches at
- のほうがis more …; the … one of the twoattaches at
- というよりrather than saying ...; more like ...attaches at
- 割にconsidering ...; more/less than expected given ...attaches at
- よりthan; compared toattaches at
All examples3
at least X — bad, but better than the worse alternative
今日は寒いけど、雨が降らなかっただけましだ。
kyou wa samui kedo, ame ga furanakatta dake mashi da.
It's cold today, but at least it didn't rain. casual
事故は大きかったが、全員無事なだけましだった。
jiko wa ookikatta ga, zen'in buji na dake mashi datta.
The accident was serious, but at least everyone being unharmed was something. neutral
今回の交渉は不調に終わりましたが、決裂しなかっただけましだったと考えております。
konkai no koushou wa fuchou ni owarimashita ga, ketsuretsu shinakatta dake mashi datta to kangaete orimasu.
This round of negotiations ended without success, but we take some comfort that at least it did not collapse entirely. formal
How it's formed2
All forms5
- pastだけましだったdakemashidatta
味わうだけましだった
- politeだけましですdakemashidesu
味わうだけましです
- before-a-noun formだけましなdakemashina
味わうだけましな
- before-a-verb formだけましにdakemashini
味わうだけましに
- て-formだけましでdakemashide
味わうだけましで