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
のやら〜のやら
no yara~no yara
or ~ (I don't know)
N1
というか〜というか
to iu ka~to iu ka
or rather; I mean ~
N1
か何か
ka nani ka
or something
N3
あるいは
aruiwa
or; either; maybe; perhaps; possibly
N2
それとも
soretomo
or; or else
N3
もしくは
moshikuwa
or; otherwise
N1
さもないと
samonaito
otherwise; or else; if not ~
N1
の中で[A]が一番
no naka de [A] ga ichiban
out of this group, [A] is best
N5
にかけて
ni kakete
over (a period); concerning; regarding~
N3
こともあって
koto mo atte
partly because; also because of ~
N1
受身形
ukemi kei
passive form; passive voice
N4
せいか
sei ka
perhaps because~
N2
恐らく
osoraku
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say~
N2
もしかしたら
moshika shitara
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by chance
N3
がり
gari
personality; tend to~; sensitivity towards~
N4
つもり
tsumori
plan to ~; intend to ~
N5
予定だ
yotei da
plan to, intend to
N4
お～ください
o~kudasai
please do (honorific)
N4
てください
te kudasai
please do
N5
お～願う
o~negau
please do; could you please~
N2
ないでください
naide kudasai
please don't do
N5
をください
o kudasai
please give me~
N5
させてください
sasete kudasai
please let me do
N4
の
no
possessive particle
N5
られる
rareru
potential form; ability/inability to do ~
N4
からこそ
kara koso
precisely because
N2
たことにする /たことになる
ta koto ni suru / ta koto ni naru
pretend to; contrary to the truth ~
N1
に先駆けて
ni sakigakete
prior to; being ahead of ~
N1
か
ka
question particle
N5
なかなか
nakanaka
quite~; pretty~; rather~; just not ~
N3
くらいなら
kurai nara
rather than (do ...)
N1
というより
to iu yori
rather than~
N3
よりも
yorimo
rather than~; more than~
N3
まだしも
madashimo
rather; better
N2
むしろ
mushiro
rather; instead; better
N3
さも
samo
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; as if ~
N1
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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.