JLPT N1 – Grammar list

This page gathers a list of the main grammar structures in order to be able to pass the JLPT N1.

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็•ชๅท
Nยฐ
ๆ–‡ๆณ•ๅฝขๅผ
Grammar form
่ชญใฟๆ–น
Pronunciation
ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
Meaning
1ใ‚ใฃใฆใฏ atte wato be; to exist; to live
2ใ“ใจใ‚„ใ‚‰ koto yarawonder if ..
3ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ mono oalthough; but; even though; I wish that
4ใชใ„ใพใงใ‚‚ nai made moeven if A is not done, at least B happens ..
5ใ€‡ใ€‡ใชใ‚Šใ€‡ใ€‡ใชใ‚Š -nari -narior something; for instance … (though there are other suitable options)
6ใซ่จ€ใ‚ใ›ใ‚Œใฐ ni iwaserebaif ones is allowed to express himself/herself.., according to “me” ..
7ใซ้™ใฃใŸใ“ใจใงใฏใชใ„ ni kagitta koto dewa naibeing not reserved to a specific category of (people/things/situation)
8ใ‚‚ๅŒ็„ถใ  mo douzen dasame as ..
9ใพใงใ  made daeverything ends if A occurs
10ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใ  to iu wake dathis is why; this means; it is the case that
11ใ‚ใ‘ใŒใชใ„ wake ga naithere is no way that …
12ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎ tomo arouof all people (expression showing surprise at a high standing person’s misbehavior)
13ใ“ใใŒ koso gafor sure (emphasize preceding word)
14ใŸใ“ใจใซใ—ใฆ ta koto ni shitedo as if A was B (to pretend on purpose that A is B for convenient matters)
15ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ to iu wake dewa naiit does not mean that ..
16ใ€‡ใ€‡ใจใ‚‚ใ€‡ใ€‡ใจใ‚‚ -tomo -tomoones can not say if it something is A or B
17ใ€‡ใ€‡ใ†ใจใ€‡ใ€‡ใ†ใจ -uto -utowhether it is A whether it is B, C does not change
18ใ€‡ใ€‡ใจใ„ใ„ใ€‡ใ€‡ใจใ„ใ„ -to ii -to iiboth A and B
19ใ€‡ใ€‡ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€‡ใ€‡ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ -to iu ka -to iu kait is not clear if it is more A or B
20ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎ to iu monosomething like …; something called …
21ใจใ„ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใ  to iu tokoro da-ish (it is about 800 yen-ish, it is about 10:00-ish)
22ใŸใ‚Šใจใ‚‚ tari tomo(not) a single; (not) a piece of; (not) an inch of; (not) even; (not) any;
23ใŸใ‚‹ tarucalling oneself a .., pretending to be ..
24ใจใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใซ to bakari nito keep on (saying/doing) something
25ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚’ tokoro oalthough (it is a certain time or something is in a certain condition)
26ใจใ‚ใฃใฆ to attedue to the fact that; because of
27ใจใ‚ใ‚Œใฐ to arebaif it is the case that; if
28็šฎๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใซ wo kawakiri nibeginning; start
29ใšใใ‚ zukumeentirely; completely; all; nothing but
30ใชใใ—ใฆ nakushitewithout; in the event that it did not (or does not) exist
31ใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใจใชใ‹ใ‚ใ†ใจ arou to nakarou towhatever there is A or not, B occurs
32ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ™ใ‚‹ kara suruat least
33ใ™ใ‚‰ suraeven; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
34ใจใ—ใŸใฃใฆ to shitatteeven if …; even supposing that …
35ใจใ‚‚ใชใ tomonakuphrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it
36ใจใฏ towaindicates word or phrase being defined
37ใจใฏใ„ใˆ towaiethough; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
38ใ‚„ๅฆใ‚„ ya ina yathe minute (that) …; no sooner than …
39ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆ wo motteby (means of); with
40ใ‚’้™ใ‚Šใซ wo kagiri nias of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
41่จ€ใ†ใพใงใ‚‚ใชใ iu made mo nakuobviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
42ใ€‡ใ€‡ใŒใ€‡ใ€‡ใ€ใ€‡ใ€‡ใ‚‚ใ€‡ใ€‡ -ga -nara, -mo -dalike A, like B (e.g.: “like father, like son”)
43้™ใ‚Šใ  kagiri dabeing SO .., being JUST .. (e.g. : “I just feel jealous now”, “I am so worried about this”)
44ใจใฟใ‚‹ใจ to miru toas soon as ones realize that A is A, then situation B occurs
45ใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ  kurai no mono dathere is only A being able to do B
46ใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ koto no nai you nito act as a situation never happened/occured
47ใ“ใใ™ใ‚Œ koso sureWhat ones did was obviously praiseworthy and could never been criticized (provides a contrast between a good action that could have been misinterpreted by the public)
48ใ‚‚ใฎใจใ™ใ‚‹ mono to surushall …
49ใ„ใˆใฉใ‚‚ to ie domoeven though; despite; notwithstanding
50ใ€‡ใ€‡ใคใ€‡ใ€‡ใค -tsu -tsuindicates two contrasting actions
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