JLPT Grammar List
Every grammar point from N5 to N1, with how to form it and example sentences.
JLPT N5
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| な-Adjective に + Verb | Turn a な-adjective into an adverb by adding に. | |
| な-Adjective に します | Make something a certain way on purpose; 'make (it) ~', 'keep (it) ~'. | |
| な-Adjective に なります | Express a change or transformation into a state described by the な-adjective. | |
| Noun に します | Express a choice or decision; 'choose', 'decide on'. | |
| Noun に なります | Expresses change or becoming something; 'to become', 'to turn into', 'to be'. | |
| ～に あげます | Used to express giving something to someone; 'give', 'offer'. | |
| ～に もらいます | To receive something or some action from someone; 'to get', 'to receive'. | |
| ～の | Express possession, apposition, or description using 'of' or ''s'. | |
| ～けど、～ | Used to connect two clauses; 'but', 'however', 'although' | |
| ～けれど、～ | Expresses a contrast or contradiction; 'but', 'however', 'even though'. | |
| ～（場所）に～があります | Express the existence or presence of something in a place. | |
| そして、～ | Used to connect two sentences; 'and then', 'and'. | |
| だから、～ | Introduce a result that follows from a reason just stated; 'so', 'that's why', 'therefore'. | |
| い-Adjective く します | Express deliberately changing something to have a quality; 'make (something) ~', 'turn ~'. | |
| ～からです | Express the reason or cause; 'because', 'since', 'due to'. | |
| Noun から Noun まで | Expresses a range; 'from...to', 'between...and'. | |
| Verb ないで ください | Used to make a polite request for someone not to do something; 'please don't'. | |
| ～が、～ | Express a contrast between two sentences; 'but', 'however'. | |
| ～から、～ | Expresses reason or cause; 'because', 'since', 'so'. | |
| Verb てから～ | Express a sequence of actions or events; 'after', 'since', 'once'. | |
| Noun だけ〜 | Indicates 'only', 'just', or 'merely'. | |
| Noun くらい～ | Express the extent or degree of something; 'about', 'approximately', 'at least'. | |
| Noun ぐらい～ | Express an approximate amount or degree; 'about', 'approximately'. | |
| Noun ごろ～ | Expresses 'around' or 'about' a certain time or age. | |
| A が いちばん～ | Express the superlative degree; 'the most', 'the best', 'the least'. | |
| ～てもいい | To give or ask permission; 'it's okay to', 'may', 'can'. | |
| A は B より～ | Express a comparison between A and B; 'A is more/less than B'. | |
| A より B のほうが～ | Used to compare two items; 'B is more ～ than A'. | |
| Aと Bと どちら～ | Used to ask which of two alternatives is preferred or to compare two things | |
| ～てはいけない | Expresses prohibition; 'must not', 'cannot'. | |
| AとBと どっち〜 | Asking which one; 'which', 'A or B'. | |
| Noun と～ | Express 'with', 'and' or 'together with' when connecting nouns. | |
| Noun や Noun など～ | Lists items or examples but not exhaustively; 'such as', 'like', 'and so on'. | |
| Noun か Noun か～ | Expresses choice or alternatives; 'either', 'or'. | |
| よく～ | Express frequency; 'often', and with some verbs 'well' in the sense of 'thoroughly'. | |
| ときどき～ | Used to indicate the frequency of an event; 'sometimes', 'occasionally', 'now and then'. | |
| たいてい～ | Used for expressing 'usually', 'mostly', or 'generally'. | |
| いつも～ | Expressing 'always' or 'usually' in a sentence. | |
| まだ〜 | Indicates something has not yet happened or is still happening; 'still', 'not yet'. | |
| もう～ | Expresses 'already', 'anymore', or 'soon'. | |
| ～でしょう | A conjecture or probability; 'probably', 'I think', 'it seems'. | |
| ～だろう | Express the speaker's guess, plain form of でしょう; 'probably', 'I think', 'right?'. | |
| もうすぐ〜 | Express an action or event happening soon: 'soon', 'in a short while', 'almost'. | |
| さっき～ | Refers to a short time ago or just now. | |
| すぐに～ | Immediately or right away; used to express promptness or quickness. | |
| Verb つもり | Express a plan or intention you have decided on; 'I intend to', 'I plan to'. | |
| ぜんぜん～ | Express total negation with a negative form; 'not at all', 'not in the least'. | |
| どこ～ | Ask about a place or location; 'where'. | |
| なに～ | Ask about a thing or action; 'what'. | |
| だれ～ | Asking 'who' in a sentence, used to inquire about someone's identity or to clarify who is being referred to. |
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