JLPT Grammar — 800+ Japanese Patterns
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〜ている te-iru · ongoing action〜てから te-kara · after doing〜たり〜たり tari tari · things like…〜ば -ba · conditional if〜ても -te mo · even if〜のに no ni · despite / for〜ために tame ni · in order to〜ように you ni · so that / to become〜らしい rashii · seems / apparently〜そうだ sou da · looks like / I heard〜ながら nagara · while doing〜さえ sae · even / as long as〜だけでなく dake de naku · not only…but〜によって ni yotte · by / depending on〜に対して ni taishite · towards / regarding〜わけではない wake de wa nai · it doesn't mean that〜にしては ni shite wa · for / considering〜ことにする koto ni suru · decide to〜ことになる koto ni naru · it's been decided〜ばかり bakari · just / only / nothing but〜かねない kane nai · might / could〜てしまう te shimau · end up doing / unfortunately〜はずだ hazu da · supposed to / expected〜ている te-iru · ongoing action〜てから te-kara · after doing〜たり〜たり tari tari · things like…〜ば -ba · conditional if〜ても -te mo · even if〜のに no ni · despite / for〜ために tame ni · in order to〜ように you ni · so that / to become〜らしい rashii · seems / apparently〜そうだ sou da · looks like / I heard〜ながら nagara · while doing〜さえ sae · even / as long as〜だけでなく dake de naku · not only…but〜によって ni yotte · by / depending on〜に対して ni taishite · towards / regarding〜わけではない wake de wa nai · it doesn't mean that〜にしては ni shite wa · for / considering〜ことにする koto ni suru · decide to〜ことになる koto ni naru · it's been decided〜ばかり bakari · just / only / nothing but〜かねない kane nai · might / could〜てしまう te shimau · end up doing / unfortunately〜はずだ hazu da · supposed to / expected
予定だ
yotei da
plan to, intend to
N4
お～ください
o~kudasai
please do (honorific)
N4
させてください
sasete kudasai
please let me do
N4
られる
rareru
potential form; ability/inability to do ~
N4
おきに
oki ni
repeated at intervals, every
N4
じゃないか
janai ka
right? isn't it? let's~; confirmation
N4
ではないか
dewa nai ka
right?; isn't it?
N4
そうに・そうな
sou ni / sou na
seems like; looks like
N4
そんなに
sonna ni
so much; so; like that
N4
さっき
sakki
some time ago; just now
N4
など
nado
such as, things like
N4
急に
kyuu ni
suddenly
N4
きっと
kitto
surely; undoubtedly; certainly; likely
N4
より
yori
than; rather than; more than
N4
ことがある
koto ga aru
there are times when
N4
ようと思う
you to omou
thinking of doing; planning to
N4
のに
noni
to (do something); in order to
N4
でございます
de gozaimasu
to be (honorific)
N4
ございます
gozaimasu
to be, to exist (polite form of いる/ある)
N4
いらっしゃる
irassharu
to be; to come; to go (polite version)
N4
ことにする
koto ni suru
to decide on
N4
お～になる
o~ni naru
to do (honorific)
N4
なさる
nasaru
to do (honorific)
N4
いたします
itashimasu
to do (polite form of する)
N4
てくれる
te kureru
to do a favor; do something for someone
N4
てやる
te yaru
to do for; to do a favor (casual)
N4
てあげる
te ageru
to do for; to do a favor
N4
てしまう / ちゃう
te shimau / chau
to do something by accident, to finish
N4
ておく
te oku
to do something in advance
N4
てくる
te kuru
to do… and come back; to continue
N4
終わる
owaru
to finish; to end
N4
てもらう
te morau
to get somebody to do something
N4
にみえる
ni mieru
to look; to seem; to appear
N4
くする
ku suru
to make something ~
N4
にする
ni suru
to make something ~
N4
に気がつく
ni ki ga tsuku
to notice; to realize
N4
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Over 800 grammar patterns covering all five JLPT levels from N5 to N1. Each card shows the Japanese pattern structure, romaji reading and usage notes explaining when and how to use it.
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N5 grammar (around 60 patterns) covers basic forms like て-form, ます-form and simple particles. N4 adds more conjunctions. N3 introduces more complex clausal structures. N2 and N1 cover formal, literary and nuanced expressions used in academic and written Japanese.
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〜ても means "even if / even though" and is neutral in tone. 〜のに implies a sense of disappointment or contrast — the speaker expected a different result. Understanding these nuances is key for N3 and above, and the usage notes on each card explain the difference.