だけでなく | Not Only, But Also

Adding a Second Thing

だけでなく extends a statement past the first item.

A だけでなく、B も

英語(えいご)だけでなく、日本語(にほんご)も話(はな)せます。(I can speak not only English but Japanese too.)

It is だけ (only) plus a negative — literally "not stopping at A."

The second half almost always takes も. Leaving it out sounds unfinished:

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英語(えいご)だけでなく、日本語(にほんご)も話(はな)せます。

I can speak not only English but Japanese too.

この店(みせ)は安(やす)いだけでなく、味(あじ)もいいです。

This shop isn't just cheap — the food is good too.

子(こ)どもだけでなく大人(おとな)も楽(たの)しめます。

Not only children but adults can enjoy it too.

東京(とうきょう)だけでなく大阪(おおさか)にも店(みせ)があります。

We have shops not only in Tokyo but in Osaka as well.

読(よ)むだけでなく、書(か)く練習(れんしゅう)もしてください。

Please practise writing as well as reading.

彼(かれ)は頭(あたま)がいいだけじゃなく、優(やさ)しい。

He's not just clever, he's kind.

便利(べんり)なだけでなく、デザインもいい。

It isn't only convenient — the design is good too.

日本(にほん)だけでなく世界中(せかいじゅう)で人気(にんき)があります。

It's popular not just in Japan but all over the world.