132 Structures of Japanese Grammar of N4

In this article, we will share a list of rules and grammatical structures of the Japanese language studied in the JLPT...

In this article, we will share a list of rules and grammatical structures of the Japanese language studied in the JLPT N4. This is a complete list of N4 Japanese grammar, involving particles, adverbs, and other expressions that form the foundation of Japanese.

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N4 JLPT Japanese Grammar

We recommend examining the grammatical expressions in isolation, as there may have been some errors during translation. The purpose of the list below is simply to show what you need to study to take the JLPT N4 exam.

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ใ‚ใพใ‚Š๏ฝžใชใ„amari~nainot much, not very ~
ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™itashimasuto do (polite form of ใ™ใ‚‹)
ใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹irassharuto be; to come; to go (polite version)
ใŠ๏ฝžใใ ใ•ใ„o~kudasaiplease do (honorific)
ใŠ๏ฝžใซใชใ‚‹o~ni naruto do (honorific)
ใŠใใซoki nirepeated at intervals, every ~
ใ‹ใ„kaiturns a statement into a yes/no question
ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ka shiraI wonder ~
ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ga suruto smell; to hear; to taste
ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ka dou kawhether or not ~
ใ‹ใชkanaI wonder; should I?
ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„kamo shirenaimight; possibly; indicates possibility
ใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝœใ‚‹๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚‰ใคใใ‚‹๏ผ‰kara tsukurumade of; made with
ใŒใ‚Šgarisomeone tends to; has a tendency to; is sensitive to ~
ใŒใ‚‹ใƒปใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹garu; gatteiruto show signs of; to appear; to feel, think
ใŒๅฟ…่ฆ๏ผˆใŒใฒใคใ‚ˆใ†๏ผ‰ga hitsuyouneed; necessary
ใใฃใจkittocertainly; undoubtedly; almost certainly; probably
ใใ™ใ‚‹ku suruto do something ~
ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™gozaimasuto be, to exist (the polite form of ใ„ใ‚‹ / ใ‚ ใ‚‹)
ใ“ใจkotonominalizer for verbs
ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹koto ga aruthere are times when
ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹koto ga dekirucan; able to
ใ“ใจใซใ™ใ‚‹koto ni suruto decide on
ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹koto ni naruit has been decided that…; it turns out that…
ใ•sa-ness; nominalizer for adjectives
ใ•ใ™ใŒSasugaas expected; as one would expect; even ~
ใ•ใ›ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„sasete kudasaiplease let me do
ใ•ใ›ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹saserarerucausative-passive; to be made to do something
ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹saserucausal form; to make/let someone do something
ใ•ใฃใsakkia little while ago; just now
ใ—shiand; and what else; emphasis ~
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹janai karight? isn’t it? let’s ~; confirmation
ใœใฒzehiby all means; certainly; definitely ~
ใใ†ใ sou da [1]I heard that; it is said that ~
ใใ†ใ sou da [2]it seems; appears; seeming ~
ใใ†ใซใƒปใใ†ใชsou ni / sou naseems like; looks like ~
ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚sore demobut still; and still; even so ~
ใใ‚Œใซsore nibesides; moreover; in addition to that; furthermore ~
ใใ‚“ใชใซsonna nivery; so; liked that
ใŸใŒใ‚‹tagaruwants to do ~ (third person)
ใ ใ‘ใงdake dejust by; just doing
ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ta tokorojust did, was just doing
ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šta bakarijust finished; something just happened
ใŸใ‚‰taraif; after; when ~
ใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹tara ii desu kawhat should I do?; speaker seeking instructions from the listener
ใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†tara douwhy don’t you (used to give advice)
ใฃใฆttenamed; called ~
ใฅใ‚‰ใ„zuraidifficult to do ~
ใฆ / ใงte / deconjunctive particle; so; because of [a], [b]…
ใฆใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹te ageruto do; to do a favor
ใฆใ„ใte ikuto start; to continue; to keep on
ใฆใ„ใŸte itawas doing something (past continuous)
ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹te itadakemasen kacould you please ~
ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚teiru tokoroin the process of doing
ใฆใŠใte okuto do something in advance
ใฆใใ‚‹te kuruto do… and come back; to become; to continue; to start ~
ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹te kureruto do a favor; to do something for someone
ใงใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™de gozaimasuto be (honorific)
ใฆใ—ใพใ† / ใกใ‚ƒใ†te shimau / chauto do something by accident, to finish completely
ใฆใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“te sumimasenI’m sorry for
ใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹dewa nai karight?; isn’t it?
ใฆใปใ—ใ„te hoshiiI want you to; I need you to ~
ใฆใฟใ‚‹te mirutry to do
ใฆใ‚‚temoeven; even if; although ~
ใงใ‚‚demo… or something; how about ~
ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†te morauto get someone to do something
ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹te yaruto do; to do a favor (casual)
ใฆใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸte yokattaI’m glad that..
ใจtowhenever [a] happens, [b] also happens
ใจใ„ใ†to iucalled; named; that ~
ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจto iu kototo convert a sentence into a noun
ใจใ‹๏ฝžใจใ‹toka~tokaamong other things; such as; like ~
ใจใ“ใ‚tokoroalmost; about to do something
ใจๆ€ใ†๏ผˆใจใŠใ‚‚ใ†๏ผ‰to omouto thinkโ€ฆ; I think thatโ€ฆ; you thinkโ€ฆ
ใจ่žใ„ใŸ๏ผˆใจใใ„ใŸ๏ผ‰to kiitaI heard…
ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„๏ผˆใจใ„ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„๏ผ‰to ittemo iiyou could say; it can be said; I would say ~
ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผˆใจใ„ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผ‰to iwarete iruit is said that ~
ใชnadon’t ~ (asking someone not to do something)
ใชใ‹ใชใ‹๏ฝžใชใ„nakanaka~nainot easy; struggling to; unable to ~
ใชใŒใ‚‰nagarawhile; during; as; simultaneously
ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„nakereba ikenaiI must do something; have to do something
ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„nakereba naranaiI must do something; have to do something
ใชใ•ใ„nasaido this (soft/firm command)
ใชใ•ใ‚‹nasaruto do (honorific)
ใชใฉnadosuch as things like ~
ใชใ‚‰naraif; in the case of ~
ใซใใ„nikuidifficult to do ~
ใซใ™ใ‚‹ni suruto make something ~
ใซใฟใˆใ‚‹ni mieruto look; to seem; to appear
ใซๆฐ—ใŒใคใ๏ผˆใซใใŒใคใ๏ผ‰ni ki ga tsukuto notice; to realize
ใฎใซnonialthough, despite, even though ~
ใฎใซnonito do something); in order to ~
ใฎใฏใ€œใ nowa~da[a] is [b]; the reason for [a] is [b]
ใฎไธญใง๏ผˆใฎใชใ‹ใง๏ผ‰no naka dein; among ~
ใฐbaconditional form; if [a], then [b]
ใฏใ€œใŒโ€ฆ ใฏwa~ga… wa[a] but [b]; however; comparison
ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šbakarionly; nothing but ~
ใฏใšใŒใชใ„hazu ga naicannot be (impossible)
ใฏใšใ hazu damust be; should be (expectation)
ใพใŸใฏmatawaboth; or; otherwise; choice between [a] or [b]
ใพใงใซmade niby; when the time comes; indicates time limit
ใพใพmamaas it is; current state; without changing ~
ใฟใŸใ„ใ mitai dalike, similar to, resembling
ใฟใŸใ„ใชmitai nalike, similar to ~
ใฟใŸใ„ใซmitai nilike; similar to ~
ใ‚‚moas many as; as much as; even; almost ~
ใ‚„ใ™ใ„yasuieasy to; prone to; has a tendency to ~
ใ‚„ใฃใจyattofinally; at last; barely; narrowly ~
ใ‚ˆใ†ใ you daseems; appears; seems that ~
ใ‚ˆใ†ใจๆ€ใ†๏ผˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใŠใ‚‚ใ†๏ผ‰you to omouthinking of doing; planning ~
ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ / ใ‚ˆใ†ใชyou ni / you nalike; as; similar to ~
ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹you ni suruto try; to make sure that ~
ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚‹you ni naruto reach the point that; to come to be; to become ~
ใ‚ˆใ‚Šyorithan; instead of; more than ~
ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„rashiiseems that; I heard; apparently ~
ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹rarerupotential form; ability or inability to do something
ไบˆๅฎšใ ๏ผˆใ‚ˆใฆใ„ใ ๏ผ‰yotei dato plan, I intend
ไป–ๅ‹•่ฉž & ่‡ชๅ‹•่ฉž๏ผˆใŸใฉใ†ใ— & ใ˜ใฉใ†ใ—๏ผ‰tadoushi & jidoushitransitive and intransitive verbs
ๅ…จ็„ถ๏ฝžใชใ„๏ผˆใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“๏ฝžใชใ„๏ผ‰zenzen~nai(not at all)
ๅ‡บใ™๏ผˆใ ใ™๏ผ‰dasuto start; to begin; to burst;… out (for example, to jump, to perform)
ๅ—่บซๅฝข๏ผˆใ†ใ‘ใฟใ‘ใ„๏ผ‰ukemi keipassive form; passive voice
ๅ ดๅˆใฏ๏ผˆใฐใ‚ใ„ใฏ๏ผ‰baai wain the event of; in case of
ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ‰hajimeruto start; to begin to ~
ๅพŒใง๏ผˆใ‚ใจใง๏ผ‰ato deafter ~; later
ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆใฒใคใ‚ˆใ†ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ‰hitsuyou ga arunecessary; it is necessary
ๆ€ฅใซ๏ผˆใใ‚…ใ†ใซ๏ผ‰kyuu niquickly; immediately; hastily; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly ~
ๆ„ๅ‘ๅฝข ๏ผˆใ„ใ“ใ†ใ‘ใ„๏ผ‰ikou kei – volitional formvolitional form; let’s do ~
็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆใŠใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ‰owaruto finish; to end ~
็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹๏ผˆใคใฅใ‘ใ‚‹๏ผ‰tsuzukeruto continue to; interested in ~
้–“๏ผˆใ‚ใ„ใ ๏ผ‰aidawhile; during; between
้–“ใซ๏ผˆใ‚ใ„ใ ใซ๏ผ‰aida niwhile / during ~ something happened
้ ƒ๏ผˆใ“ใ‚ / ใ”ใ‚๏ผ‰koro / goroaround; about; when
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