not only ... (but also)

このアプリ、操作そうさばかりじゃなくもいいよね。

kono apuri, sousa bakari ja naku mitame mo ii yo ne.

This app isn't only easy to use — it looks good too. casual

この映画えいがこわいばかりじゃなく、ちょっとせつないんだよね。

kono eiga, kowai bakari ja naku, chotto setsunai n da yo ne.

This movie isn't only scary — it's a little heartbreaking too. casual

Variants

  • ばかりではなくbakaridehanakuformal

    fuller, more explicit negation with は inserted — the more common shape in written reports and news copy

  • ばかりじゃなくbakarijanakucolloquial

    では→じゃ contraction — the rare spoken realization; real casual conversation reaches for だけじゃなくて instead far more often

ばかりでなく

ばかりでなくbakari de nakuN3neutral

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