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To remember the difference, use “only” for a special or single thing and “just” for ideas and recent events.
The words “just” and “only” are used to indicate one part of a clause. I came just to speak with you for a couple of minutes, that’s what you said in the example. I only spoke with you for a short time.
He is the lone survivor. You are the only person that I trust. Only one game we lost. You know my secret.
The word just is being used. The Word is being used. The meaning for only and just are the same.
Perfect tense.
Just and the present perfect tense are used together. Just means a short time ago, and is positioned between the past and auxiliary verbs. I spoke to John.
If the meaning is very recently, then the words only and just are not interchangeable.
The girl disappeared suddenly.
Just means upright or fair. Just can not mean anything else. It can also mean recently. Just is only supposed to be interchangeable with only.
If you are trying to modify a phrase, you should place “only” next to it. When the word “only” is placed wrong in a sentence, it becomes a “misplaced modifier”. The modifier is not placed beside a word that is meant to modify.
Only can be used to emphasize the amount or price. The amount must precede it. It cannot be placed at the end of a sentence.
It’s a adverb.
Only is a word that can be used in many different ways. She was only 18 when she had her first child and I only hope we can finish this on time.
The meaning for only is the same as the meaning for just. That isn’t necessarily true when it comes to English language.
If only I had studied harder, you can use just if you change the structure. I would have passed. I would have passed the test if I had studied harder.
The Sun just came out of the clouds, that’s what “just” means. The house is near a tree. Albert was not far away. The use of “just” indicates the immediate past as not much before that moment.