뿐 means "only" or "just" - emphasizing limitation to one thing and nothing more.
N뿐이다 - X is the only one: 너뿐이야 (its only you)
V-(으)ㄹ 뿐이다 - Can only do X: 기다릴 뿐이에요 (I can only wait)
N뿐만 아니라 - Not only X but also: 나뿐만 아니라 (not only me)
More literary/emphatic than 만.
With nouns: N + 뿐
- 이것뿐이에요 (This is all there is)
With verbs: V-(으)ㄹ 뿐
- 믿을 뿐이에요 (I can only believe)
Common pattern: 뿐만 아니라
- 예쁠 뿐만 아니라 (not only pretty but...)
You are the only one for me.
I can only wait.
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