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
じみた
jimita
to become; to appear like; to look like ~
N1
ことにする
koto ni suru
to decide on
N4
にする
ni suru
to decide on
N5
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
だけは
dake wa
to do all that one can
N2
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
まくる
makuru
to do over and over again
N1
直す
naosu
to do something again; to do over
N3
てしまう / ちゃう
te shimau / chau
to do something by accident, to finish
N4
切る
kiru
to do something completely to the end
N3
ておく
te oku
to do something in advance
N4
通す
toosu
to do until the end; to continually do
N3
てくる
te kuru
to do… and come back; to continue
N4
あげく
ageku
to end up; in the end; finally; after all
N2
のです
no desu
to explain something; show emphasis
N5
んです
ndesu
to explain something; show emphasis
N5
に向かって
ni mukatte
to face; to go towards; to head to
N2
損なう / 損ねる /損じる
sokonau / sokoneru/ sonjiru
to fail to; miss a chance
N1
限りだ
kagiri da
to feel strongly
N1
上げる
ageru
to finish doing~
N3
終わる
owaru
to finish; to end
N4
てもらう
te morau
to get somebody to do something
N4
羽目になる
hame ni naru
to get stuck with (unpleasant)
N1
わざわざ
wazawaza
to go to the trouble of
N3
にもほどがある
nimo hodo ga aru
to go too far
N1
たことがある
ta koto ga aru
to have done something before
N5
よりほかない
yori hoka nai
to have no choice but~
N2
のが好き
no ga suki
to like doing something
N5
にみえる
ni mieru
to look; to seem; to appear
N4
ように見える
you ni mieru
to look; to seem; to appear~
N3
おまけに
omake ni
to make matters worse; what's more
N2
くする
ku suru
to make something ~
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.