~ているだけ (just doing)
grammar2 sentences
The compound ~ているだけ ('is merely / just doing X'), combining the ongoing/habitual ~ている with limiting だけ ('only, just'). Softens or qualifies an assertion as 'nothing more than X.'
2 sentences
The compound ~ているだけ ('is merely / just doing X'), combining the ongoing/habitual ~ている with limiting だけ ('only, just'). Softens or qualifies an assertion as 'nothing more than X.'