JLPT Grammar List
Every grammar point from N5 to N1, with how to form it and example sentences.
JLPT N3
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| 必ずしも～とは限らない | Not necessarily; not always. | |
| ～こそ | Emphasizes the importance or uniqueness of something or someone; 'precisely', 'exactly', 'it is...', 'of all...'. | |
| ～さ | Express the degree or extent of a quality; '-ness', 'degree of'. | |
| ～っけ？ | Used to express that one is trying to recall some information. | |
| ～といいなあ | Express a wish or hope; 'it would be nice if', 'I hope that'. | |
| ～んだもん | Used to convey a sense of justification; 'because', 'that's why', 'it's just that'. | |
| ～きり | Expresses the idea of 'only', 'since', or 'after'. | |
| いっぱい | Expresses fullness or completeness; 'full', 'full of', 'filled with'. | |
| ～切れない | Expresses inability to completely finish or do something. | |
| ～上げる | Indicates to finish doing something completely. | |
| ～たところ | Express what happened or was found as a result of doing something; 'when I did', 'upon doing'. | |
| ～ところが | Introduce a result contrary to what was expected; 'however', 'but', 'to my surprise'. | |
| ～ところだった | Expresses a near miss or a situation that almost happened; 'was just about to', 'almost', 'nearly'. | |
| ところで | Change the topic or bring up a new one; 'by the way', 'incidentally'. | |
| ～最中に | In the middle of / while doing something. | |
| ～うちに | Express 'while', 'before', or 'during' a certain condition or situation. | |
| ～たとたん | Express the moment something happens; 'as soon as', 'the moment', 'the instant'. | |
| ～たびに | Express 'every time' or 'whenever'. | |
| ～から～にかけて | Expresses a range of something, such as time or space; 'from...to', 'between'. | |
| ～ないと | Negative condition: 'if you don't do A, B happens'. With B left unsaid it means 'I have to'. | |
| もし～たなら | Express a condition about a past or completed event, real or unreal; 'if (it) happened', 'if (you) had'. | |
| もし～ても | Express a hypothetical situation or assumption with the nuance of 'even if'. | |
| もしも～なら | Express a hypothetical condition or situation; 'if', 'in case', 'suppose'. | |
| もしかすると〜かもしれない | Express the possibility of something; 'maybe', 'perhaps', 'might'. | |
| どんなに～ても | Expresses 'no matter how much' or 'even if'; emphasizes the degree of a situation. | |
| ～たとえ～ても | Express a condition with 'even if'; 'no matter how'. | |
| ～ても | 'Even if', 'even though', or 'although'. | |
| ～ば～のに | Expresses regret or dissatisfaction; 'if only', 'wish'. | |
| ～ばよかった | Express a sense of regret; 'I wish', 'it would have been better if'. | |
| ～くせに | Used to express criticism or disapproval; 'even though', 'despite', 'in spite of'. | |
| ～としたら | Express a hypothetical situation; 'if', 'suppose', 'assuming'. | |
| ～とおり | Express that something matches instructions, a plan, or what was said; 'just as', 'exactly as', 'according to'. | |
| ～ということだ | Express a conclusion or hearsay; 'I heard', 'it means', 'it can be said'. | |
| ～というの～ | Turns a clause into a noun so it can be defined, explained or commented on; 'the fact that', 'the idea of ~ing'. | |
| ～というのは | Introduce a word or topic to define or explain it; '~ means', 'what is called ~ is'. | |
| ～といっても | Say something is true but less than it sounds; 'although I say ~, actually', 'even so, it's only'. | |
| ～というと | Used to provide an example or characteristic related to the topic; 'when it comes to', 'speaking of'. | |
| ～というより | Replace a description with one that fits better; 'rather than A, B', 'not so much A as B', 'more like'. | |
| ～んだって | Conveys information heard from someone else; 'I heard', 'They said'. | |
| ～てくれと | Quote someone's request. | |
| ～てごらん | Suggest or invite someone to try doing something; 'Why don't you try...'. | |
| ～てほしい | Express a desire for someone else to do something; 'I want you to do...'. | |
| ～ますように | Used to express a wish or hope for oneself or someone else. | |
| ～せてください | Requesting someone to allow or let you do something (causative request). | |
| だけど | Casual 'but' after a noun or な-adjective (Nだけど), or at the start of a sentence; 'but', 'though'. | |
| ～に対して | Indicates a target or contrast; 'toward', 'against', 'in contrast to', 'in response to'. | |
| ～について | Expressing 'about', 'concerning', or 'regarding'. | |
| ～に関して | Regarding, concerning, about, with respect to. | |
| ～において | Indicates the place, time, or context where an action or situation takes place. | |
| ～によって | Express dependence, means, cause, or the doer in a passive; 'depending on', 'by means of', 'due to', 'by'. |
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