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Suraj - JLPT n4 Grammar List

The document provides a list of Japanese phrases and grammatical structures relevant to the JLPT N4 level, including their meanings and usage. It covers various expressions, such as 'あまり～ない' (not very) and 'ことができる' (can), along with explanations of transitive and intransitive verbs. This resource serves as a study guide for learners preparing for the JLPT N4 exam.

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Suraj - JLPT n4 Grammar List

The document provides a list of Japanese phrases and grammatical structures relevant to the JLPT N4 level, including their meanings and usage. It covers various expressions, such as 'あまり～ない' (not very) and 'ことができる' (can), along with explanations of transitive and intransitive verbs. This resource serves as a study guide for learners preparing for the JLPT N4 exam.

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JLPT N4

あまり～ない (amari~nai): not very, not much

あとで (ato de): after, later

ば (ba): if… then

場合は (baai wa): in the event of

ばかり (bakari): only, nothing but

だけで (dake de): just by

だす (dasu): to suddenly begin, to suddenly appear

でも (demo): or something

でございます (de gozaimasu): to be (honorific)

がる (garu): to show signs of, to feel, to think

がする (ga suru): smell, hear, taste

ごろ (goro): around, about

はじめる (hajimeru): to start, to begin to

はずだ (hazu da): it must be, it should be

はずがない (hazu ga nai): cannot be

ひつよう (hitsuyou): need, necessary

ひつようがある (hitsuyou ga aru): it is necessary to

ほしい (hoshii): to want something, to be in need of

いらっしゃる (irassharu): to be, to come, to go

いたす (itasu): to do (honorific)

じゃないか (janai ka): isn’t it

かどうか (ka dou ka): whether or not

かい (kai): (turns a sentence into a yes/no question)

かもしれない (kamoshirenai): might, maybe

かな (kana): I wonder

かた (kata): how to

かしら (kashira): I wonder

こと (koto): Verb nominalizer

ことができる (koto ga dekiru): can, be able to

ことになる (koto ni naru): it has been decided that

ことにする (koto ni suru): to decide on


までに (made ni): by, by the time

みたい (mitai): like, similar to, resembling

みたいに/みたいな (mitai ni/mitai na): like, similar to

など (nado): such as, things like

ながら (nagara): while, during, as

ないで (naide): without doing, don’t

なければいけない/なければならない (nakereba ikenai/nakereba naranai): must do, have to do

なくてはいけない/なくてはならない (nakutewa ikenai/nakutewa naranai): must do, have to do

なくてもいい (nakute mo ii): don’t have to

なら (nara): if, in case, as for

なさい (nasai): command (order somebody to do something)

なさる (nasaru): to do (honorific)

にくい (nikui): difficult to, hard to

のなかで (no naka de): in, among

のに(noni) – 1: in order to

のに (noni) – 2: although, in spite of, even though

のように / のような (no you ni/no you na): like, similar to

お～ください (o~kudasai): please do (honorific)

お～になる (o~ni naru): to do (honorific)

おきに (oki ni): repeated at intervals, every

おわる (owaru): to finish, to end

られる (rareru) – 1: to be able to do something

られる (rareru) – 2: (passive voice)

らしい (rashii): seems like

さ (sa): (nominalizer for adjectives)

させる (saseru): to make/let somebody do something

させられる (saserareru): to be made to do something

し (shi): and

しか～ない (shika~nai): only, nothing but

そんなに (sonna ni): so, so much, like that

それでも (sore demo): but still, and yet

そうに/そうな (sou ni/sou na): seem, look like


そうだ (sou da) – 1: I heard that, it is said that

そうだ (sou da) – 2: look like, appear, seem

すぎる (sugiru): too much

たばかり (ta bakari): just did, something just happened

たがる (tagaru): to want to

たら (tara): if, after, when

たらどう (tara dou): why don’t you

たり～たり (tari~tari): do such things like

たところ (ta tokoro): just finished doing, was just doing

てあげる (te ageru): to do something for someone

てある (te aru): something is/has been done

てほしい (te hoshii): I need you to

ていく (te iku): to go on, to start

ているところ (teiru tokoro): in the process of doing

ていただけませんか (te itadakemasen ka): could you please

てくれる (te kureru): to do something for someone

てくる (te kuru): to come to, to become, to continue

てみる (te miru): to try to

ても (temo): even if, even though

てもらう (te morau): to get somebody to do something

ておく (te oku): to do something in advance

てしまう (te shimau): to do something by accident, to finish completely

てすみません (te sumimasen): I’m sorry for

てよかった (te yokatta): I’m glad that

と (to): if, when, and

ということ (to iu koto): (changes a sentence or phrase into a Noun)

とか～とか (toka ~ toka): among other things, such as

とき (toki): when, at the time

ところ (tokoro): about to, on the verge of

とおもう (to omou): I think, you think

つづける (tsuzukeru): to continue

やすい (yasui): easy to, likely to


より (yori): than

よていだ (yotei da): plan to, intend to

ようだ (you da): it seems that, it appears that, it looks like

ように/ような (you ni/you na): as, like, just like

ようになる (you ni naru): to reach the point that

ようにする (you ni suru): to try to, to make sure that

ようとおもう (you to omou): I think I will

ぜんぜん (zenzen): (not) at all

Transitive & Intransitive Verbs

Volitional form

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