JLPT N3 – Grammar list

This page gathers a list of the main grammar structures in order to be able to pass the JLPT N3.

The most difficult with grammar, in comparison with the vocabulary or the kanji for instance, is to not only understand but also to be able to re-use the studied forms.

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็•ชๅท
Nยฐ
ๆ–‡ๆณ•ๅฝขๅผ
Grammar form
่ชญใฟๆ–น
Pronunciation
ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
Meaning
1็ตๅฑ€ kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
2ใ€‡ใ€‡ใ‚‚ใ€‡ใ€‡ใฐใ€‡ใ€‡ใ‚‚ mo-ba-moif .. is .., then .. is too
3ใซใคใ‚Œใฆ ni tsureteas X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
4ใŸใณใซ tabi nieach time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
5ไพ‹ใˆใฐ tatoebafor example; for instance; e.g.
6ใจใ„ใˆใฐ to iebaspeaking of …
7ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ yorimoin comparison to
8ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ you ni mieruit looks like ..
9ใฐใ„ใ„ ba iiit would be nice if ..
10้›ฃใ„ gataidifficult; hard
11ใ“ใจใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ koto ni natteiruto be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
12ใซๆ…ฃใ‚Œใ‚‹ ni nareruto be used to ..
13ใ—ใ‹ใŸใŒใชใ„ shikata ga naithere’s no (other) way
14ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ teiru baai janaiit is not the moment to verb-ing
15ใคใ„ tsuisuddenly
16ใ‚ใ‘ใซใฏใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ wake niwa ikanaicannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
17ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ you na ki ga suru(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
18ใชใ„ใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ nai koto wa naithe probability of .. is not none
19ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใง tsumori deintends to ..
20ๅˆฅใซใ€‡ใ€‡ใชใ„ betsu ni -nai(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
21ใ ใ‘ใงใชใ dake de nakunot only … (but also); not just; as well as
22ใ„ใใ‚‰ใ€‡ใ€‡ใฆใ‚‚ ikura -temo(it does not matter) how much .. (verb -te form + mo)
23ๆฑบใ—ใฆใ€‡ใ€‡ใชใ„ kesshite -nai(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
24ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‚‚ nagara mothough; notwithstanding; although
25ใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ ni kan suru / ni kan shiterelated to; in relation to; as far as … is concerned
26ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ ni yotte / ni yoruaccording to; by (means of); due to; because of
27ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆ o tsuujitevia
28ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ– wazawazaexpressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally
29ใฐใ€‡ใ€‡ใฎใซ ba -noniwhat a shame ! it would have been .. if
30ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใงใชใ bakari denakunot only … but (also); as well as …
31ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ moshika shitaraperhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
32ใชใ‚“ใ‹ nankathings like …; or something like that …
33ใ•ใˆ saeeven; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
34ใ•ใˆใ€‡ใ€‡ใฐ sae-baif only it would ..
35ใŸใฃใฆ tatteeven if; even though
36้€”ไธญใง tochuu deon the way; en route; halfway
37ใจใ—ใฆ toshiteas (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
38ใจใฆใ‚‚ใ€‡ใ€‡ใชใ„ totemo-naivery not; awfully not; exceedingly not
39ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‚ moshimoif; in case; supposing
40ใซใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆ ni shitagattein accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
41ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ shika naihave no choice
42ใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚ soretomoor; or else
43ใฆใ‚‚ใ‹ใพใ‚ใชใ„ temo kamawanaihand; arm
44ใ†ใกใซ uchi niamong
45ไธŠใง ue deafter having ..
46ใฉใ‚“ใชใซ donna ni-temohow; how much
47ใตใจ futosuddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
48ไธ€ไฝ“ ittai(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
49ใชใ‚“ใฆ nantehow ..!; what ..!
50ใ›ใ„ใง sei debecause of .. (with the nuance of being the fault of someone or something)
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