JLPT Grammar List
Every grammar point from N5 to N1, with how to form it and example sentences.
JLPT N5
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| なん～ | Ask 'what' before counters, です or の; 'what', 'what time', 'how many'. | |
| どの Noun | Expresses 'which'; used to ask about specific items within a group. | |
| どちら～ | Ask which of two options, or politely ask where; 'which one', 'where'. | |
| どなた～ | A polite way to ask 'who', used for asking about someone's identity or when seeking information about an unknown person. | |
| どんな Noun | Used to ask or describe 'what kind' or 'what type' of something. | |
| ～けれど | Indicate a soft contrast or contradiction; 'but', 'however'. | |
| どうやって～ | Ask 'how' something is done or how to do something. | |
| なんで～ | Asking the reason or cause; 'why', 'how come'. | |
| どこか～ | Expresses 'somewhere', used when the specific location is unknown or uncertain. | |
| なにか～ | Indicates 'something' or 'some kind of'. | |
| だれか〜 | Indicates 'someone' or something done or possessed by 'someone'. | |
| いつか～ | Indicates an unspecified point in time; 'someday', 'one day', 'at some point'. | |
| どこでも～ | Express 'anywhere' or 'everywhere' in Japanese. | |
| なんでも～ | Express that anything at all is fine or possible, with an affirmative verb; 'anything', 'everything'. | |
| だれでも～ | Used to express 'anyone' or 'everyone'; 'no matter who'. | |
| いつでも～ | Expresses 'anytime', 'always', or 'whenever'. | |
| どれでも～ | Indicates 'any' or 'whichever' when referring to multiple items. | |
| どこにも + Verb + ないです | Express 'not anywhere / nowhere'; the softer, conversational polite form (the stiffer one is ～ません). | |
| どこにも + Verb + ません | Express 'not anywhere / nowhere' polite form. | |
| どこへも Verb ないです | Express 'not going anywhere / nowhere' with directional particle へ; the softer, conversational polite form (the stiffer one is ～ません). | |
| どこへも Verb ません | Express 'not going anywhere / nowhere' with directional particle へ polite form. | |
| どこも Verb ないです | Express 'nowhere / not anywhere' without a directional particle; the softer, conversational polite form (the stiffer one is ～ません). | |
| どこも Verb ません | Express 'nowhere / not anywhere' without a directional particle polite form. | |
| なにも～ないです | Express 'nothing / not anything'; the softer, conversational polite form (the stiffer one is ～ません). | |
| なにも～ません | Express 'nothing / not anything' polite form. | |
| だれも～ないです | Express 'nobody / no one'; the softer, conversational polite form (the stiffer one is ～ません). | |
| ちゃいけない・じゃいけない | Casual spoken way to say something is not allowed, from てはいけない; 'must not', 'you can't'. | |
| だれも～ません | Express 'nobody / no one' polite form. | |
| こちら～ | Refers to a person, place or thing; 'this', 'this one', 'this way', 'here'. | |
| そちら～ | Politely point to a direction, place, thing or person on the listener's side; 'that way', 'there', 'that one', 'that person'. | |
| だいたい〜 | Expresses 'roughly', 'approximately', or 'almost'. | |
| ほとんど〜 | Express something close to all or close to none; 'almost', 'most', and with a negative 'hardly', 'almost no'. | |
| まあまあ～ | Expresses something as 'so-so', 'not bad', or 'average'. | |
| もっと〜 | Expresses 'more' or 'even more' when describing a quantity, frequency, or degree. | |
| ～はたいへんです | Express that something is difficult or tough. | |
| Noun に 帰ります | Go back to your own base (home, hometown, country): 'to return home'. | |
| Noun に 戻ります | Expresses the action of returning to a previous state, place, or condition. | |
| Verb に 来ます | Expresses the purpose of coming to a place; 'come to (do something)'. | |
| Verb に 行きます | To go (somewhere) in order to do an action. | |
| A。けれども、～B。(A. Keredomo,~ B.) | Used to express a contrast between two statements. It can be translated as 'but' or 'however'. | |
| A。しかし、～B。 | Expresses contrast or contradiction between two clauses; 'A, but B', 'A, however B'. | |
| A。じゃ、～B。(A. Ja, ~B.) | Indicates a decision or suggestion; 'well then', 'in that case', 'so'. | |
| A。それじゃ、～B。(A. Soreja,~B.) | Connect two sentences; 'A, so/in that case, B' | |
| A。それでは、～B。(A. Soredewa,~B.) | Moves from what was just said to a decision or response; 'well then', 'in that case'. Polite; the casual form is それじゃ. | |
| A。では、～B。 | Moves from what was just said to a decision or next step; 'well then', 'in that case'. More formal than じゃあ. | |
| Noun に 行きます | Used to express going to a location. |
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