not only ... (but also)

このみせやすいだけでなくあじもいいんだよ。

kono mise, yasui dake de naku aji mo ii n da yo.

This place isn't only cheap — the food's good too. casual

この漫画まんが面白おもしろいだけでなく、勉強べんきょうにもなるんだ。

kono manga, omoshiroi dake de naku, benkyou ni mo naru n da.

This manga isn't only entertaining — it's actually educational too. casual

Variants

  • だけではなくdakedehanakuformal

    inserts topic は for a fuller, more explicit negation — reads slightly stiffer/written, the safer pick in reports and announcements

  • だけじゃなくてdakejanakutecolloquial

    では→じゃ is the everyday spoken contraction, plus て to run into the next clause — the real casual default, more natural than bare だけでなく in brisk conversation

だけでなく

だけでなくdake de nakuN3neutral

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