ばかりでなく

ばかりでなく

Not just X but also Y (Written)
Plain form verb/Noun/い Adjective + ばかり+でなく
な Adjective + ばかり+でなく

ばかりでなく is simply a combination of ばかり + でなく (ではない).
In other words, “Not only/Not Just”.
There should be a “also” or “even” meaning word in the sentence after it, such as も、まで、or さえ
ばかりでなく tends to be written more than spoken.

Examples

  • ばかりでなく、皆そうお思っていた
    It wasn’t just him, everyone was thinking it.

  • 信じたばかりでなく、金まであげた
    I didn’t just believe him, I even gave him money.

  • 優しいばかりでなく、気前いい
    Not just nice, but also generous

  • 穏やかなばかりでなく、家賃安い
    Not just peaceful, but the rent is also cheap.

  • 日本語ばかりでなく、英語さえもわからない
    Not just Japanese, he doesn’t even understand English either. 

だけでなく

Not only X but Y (Spoken)
Plain form verb/Noun/い Adjective + だけ+でなく
な Adjective + だけ+でなく

だけでなく is more or less interchangeable with ばかりでなく.
ばかりでなく tends to be written Japanese more than spoken,
While だけでなく tends to be spoken.

Examples

  • 穏やかなばかりでなく、家賃安い
    Not just peaceful, but the rent is also cheap.

  • 穏やかなだけでなく、家賃安い
    Not only peaceful, but the rent is also cheap.
  • ばかりでなく、皆そうお思っていた
    It wasn’t just him, everyone was thinking it.

  • だけでなく、皆そうお思っていた
    It wasn’t just him, everyone was thinking it.

ばかりか

(I can’t believe it) Not just X but Y
Plain form verb/Noun/い Adjective + ばかりか
な Adjective + ばかりか

ばかりか is another variation of ばかりでなく. Its stronger and more formal, and emphasizes emotion more than ばかりでなく.
Typically this emotion is shock or anger.

Examples

  • ミスしたばかりか、嘘ついた
    Not only did he make a mistake, he lied about it. (Angry). 

  • 親を殴ったばかりか、財布盗んだ
    He didn’t just hit his parent, he stole their wallet.

  • 彼は優しいばかりか、自分の食べ物さえ他人にあげる
    He isn’t just nice, he even gives his own food to other people.

  • アホばかりか、気づきさえもしていない。
    He isn’t just stupid, he doesn’t realize it either.

  • 持ってきたばかりか、飾りしてくれた
    He didn’t just bring it, he also decorated it for us. 

References

HiNative (Difference between だけでなく・ばかりでなく)

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