Grammar Points
JLPT grammar patterns N5 to N1 — how each one attaches, what it means, and a worked example.
- 〜ざるを得ない — N2 — Have no choice but to...
- 〜かねない — N2 — Might / Could (negative possibility)
- 〜せいか — N2 — Perhaps because...
- 〜ばいいのに — N4 — It would be good if...; I wish...
- 〜てすみません — N4 — I'm sorry for doing (X)
- 〜あした — N5 — tomorrow
- 〜てよかった — N4 — I'm glad that...; It's good that...
- 〜んですか — N4 — Is that so? (seeking explanation/confirmation)
- 〜なくても — N4 — even if (X) is not done; without doing (X)
- 〜ということ — N4 — the fact that; that is to say
- 〜やしない — N1 — not at all (emphatic negation)
- お〜になる — N4 — (Honorific) X does (verb)
- 〜られる (尊敬語) — N4 — (Honorific) X does (verb)
- お〜する — N4 — (Humble) I/We do (verb)
- ご〜する — N4 — (Humble) I/We do (Sino-Japanese verb)
- 〜まま — N4 — as is; without change; in the state of
- 〜はもちろん — N4 — not to mention; of course
- 〜おきに — N4 — every other (X); at intervals of (X)
- 〜ぬく — N3 — to do something to the very end
- 〜ごとに — N4 — every (X); each (X)
- 〜と同時に — N4 — at the same time as; while; concurrently with
- 〜ております — N4 — (Humble) is doing; have done
- 〜ございます — N4 — (Humble/polite) is/are; have
- 〜なさる — N4 — (Honorific) to do
- 〜ぎみ — N3 — showing signs of, slightly feeling
- 〜あげく — N2 — after much effort, finally
- 〜ばかりに — N2 — simply because, only because (often with a negative result)
- 〜ならでは — N1 — only (something special) can do/be
- 〜ないにはすまない — N1 — It won't end with just not doing X; something more serious will happen
- 〜なり〜なり — N2 — A or B, or perhaps something else
- 〜にもまして — N1 — more than, even more than
- 〜ものか — N2 — expression of strong denial or determination not to do something
- 〜ものなら — N2 — if one could (do something impossible or difficult)
- 〜ものとする — N1 — shall, it is decided that
- 〜ものなら〜たい — N2 — If I could, I would want to...
- 〜ようがない — N2 — there is no way to, cannot possibly
- 〜ようによっては — N1 — depending on how one does it
- 〜Vさせてください — N4 — Please let me do ~ (request permission)
- 〜Vられるようになる — N4 — Become able to do ~
- 〜Vているところ — N4 — In the middle of doing ~
- 〜Vたところ — N4 — Just finished doing ~
- 〜Vたらどうですか — N4 — Why don't you...? How about...? (suggestion)
- 〜Vていただけませんか — N4 — Could you please do ~ for me? (very polite request)
- 〜Vてくれませんか — N4 — Could you do ~ for me? (polite request)
- 〜Vる時に / Nの時に — N4 — When; at the time of
- 〜Vる + ところだった — N4 — Was just about to do ~ (but didn't) / Almost did ~
- 〜N + ほど — N4 — About; approximately; to the extent of N
- 〜Vる / N + と同じ — N4 — The same as ~
- 〜Vる / N + と違う — N4 — Different from ~
- 〜Vる / N + つもりで — N4 — With the intention of ~; as if ~