뿐
ppum
Grammar · 1 sense
there is nothing else, it is the only one.
Examples
하루 종일 먹은 게 김밥 한 줄뿐이라서 너무 배가 고파요.
I'm so hungry because I only ate a piece of kimbap all day.
내가 가진 것은 천 원뿐이에요.
I only have a thousand won.
When you'd hear it
뿐 commonly appears in everyday speech and writing after a noun, often with 이에요/예요 or 이다. It is frequent when emphasizing a limited amount, possession, or choice, as in explanations and casual conversation.
What learners get wrong
Unlike 밖에, 뿐 does not require a negative verb: 천 원뿐이에요 is grammatical, while 천 원밖에 없어요 uses 없어요. Both can mean “only,” but their grammar is different.
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