JLPT Grammar List
Every grammar point from N5 to N1, with how to form it and example sentences.
JLPT N1
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| ～となったら | Used to express 'if it comes to...', 'when it becomes the case that...'. | |
| ～となると | Used to highlight a certain circumstance; 'when it comes to...', 'if it becomes...', 'in the event that...'. | |
| ～となれば | Expresses the idea of 'if it comes to...; when we talk about...; in the case of...'. | |
| ～とのことだ | Expresses something that the speaker heard; 'I've heard that', 'I was told that'. | |
| ～とはいえ | Even though; although; but | |
| ～とみえて | It seems that; apparently | |
| ～とみられる | It is considered that; It is thought that; It is believed that | |
| ～とみると | As soon as one judges that something is the case, one acts on it; 'on seeing that', 'as soon as one sees (it as)'. | |
| どんなに～うが | Expresses 'no matter how much...', 'even if...'. | |
| ～と言わんばかりに | Indicates an action or behavior that strongly implies a certain unspoken message or feeling. | |
| ～と言わんばかりの Noun | Expresses the concept of 'as if to say'; 'almost says'; 'suggests'. | |
| ～ながらに | Expresses a state or condition continuing just as it is. | |
| ～ながらの Noun | Indicates one action or state happening at the same time as the noun in question. | |
| ～ながらも | Means 'even though' or 'despite'. | |
| ～なくはない | Expresses the idea 'it's not that it's impossible' or 'it's not that I can't'. | |
| ～なくもない | Express a weak, hesitant or reluctant yes; 'it's not that I don't', 'I might', 'I can sort of'. | |
| ～なら～なりに | Accept a condition, often a limitation, and act in a way that suits it; 'if X, then in a way fitting X'. | |
| ～には及ばない | Say there is no need to do something, or that one cannot match someone; 'no need to', 'cannot compare to'. | |
| ～に堪えない | Express a feeling too strong to contain, or that something is too awful to bear; 'deeply (grateful)', 'too painful to watch'. | |
| ～に堪える | Used to say that something is 'worth doing' or 'can stand up to' something. | |
| ～に耐える | To endure or withstand something; 'endure', 'withstand', 'tolerate'. | |
| ～に至った | Expresses the outcome or final conclusion of a process; 'reached the point', 'led to'. | |
| ～に越したことはない | Expresses that something is the best or most desirable course of action; 'nothing better than...'. | |
| ～に難くない | Expresses 'not difficult to ~' in a formal/literary sense; e.g., 'not hard to imagine/understand'. | |
| ～のは Noun ぐらいのものだ | Conveys that 'only (Noun) is the case' or 'nothing but (Noun)'. | |
| ～ば～ものを | Expresses regret or a missed opportunity: 'if only', 'had I but...'. | |
| ～びた | A suffix meaning “looking or seeming like ~” (often appears with nouns/adjectives). | |
| ～びる | A suffix meaning “to appear/to become ~,” often used with certain adjectives or nouns. | |
| ～ぶった | Often appears as a past form of ～ぶる, meaning 'acted/pretended like ~'. | |
| ～ぶって | Te-form of ～ぶる, meaning 'acting/pretending to be ~'. | |
| ～ぶり | Expresses the amount of time elapsed since doing something last. | |
| ～ぶる | Used when someone is acting or pretending to be something they are not (often a negative connotation). | |
| ～までだ | Nothing more to it: 'I'll simply ~' when there is no other option, or 'I only ~' (modesty). | |
| ～でもなんでもない | Flatly denies something; 'not ~ at all', 'nothing of the sort'. | |
| ～ものとして | Indicates an assumption or supposition; 'assuming', 'under the assumption that'. | |
| ～んがために | Emphasizes the reason or purpose for an action; 'in order to', 'for the sake of'. | |
| ～んばかりに | Indicates 'as though about to ~' or 'as if to say ~'. | |
| ～差し支えない | Indicates no problem or obstacle; 'it’s fine if...', 'there’s no issue'. | |
| ～折に | Indicates the time or occasion when something happens; 'when', 'at the time of'. | |
| ～極まりない | Expresses an extreme state, often negative; 'utterly', 'extremely', 'boundlessly'. | |
| ～極まる | Express an extreme degree, usually in strong criticism; 'extremely ~', '~ in the extreme'. | |
| ～足りない | Expresses insufficiency or lack; 'not enough', 'insufficient'. | |
| ～足る Noun | Express that someone or something deserves an action such as trust or respect; 'worthy of ~', 'deserving of ~'. | |
| ～限りだ | Expresses an extreme degree of emotion or reaction; 'I feel so ~', 'as ~ as can be'. |
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