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N4 Grammar

178 grammar points

This page lists every grammar point tested at JLPT N4. Each entry includes the grammatical structure, a clear English explanation, and real example sentences so you can see how the pattern is used in context. Click any item to view its full detail page.

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Beginner

Easy to, Likely to

|This book is easy to read.
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Beginner

Or something, Any... (with question words), No matter (who)

|I can eat anything.
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Beginner

Gradually, Little by little, Step by step

|A doctor speaking with the patient's family, doctor: 'The medicine is working, and they have been gradually getting better.'
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Beginner

Progressively, Rapidly increasing, More and more

|The problems are getting progressively more difficult.
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Beginner

To ~ and go, To go on, To start

|The child is running off toward the park.
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Beginner

To come to, To become, To continue, To be starting to, Has been ~ing

|I'm just going to go buy some milk at the convenience store and come back.
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Beginner

We, Them, They, These, Those

|They (the girls) went to see a movie together.
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Beginner

Difficult to, Hard to

|This book is hard to read because the print is small.
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Beginner

But, Still, However, Nevertheless

|I studied very hard. However, I couldn't pass the exam.
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Beginner

Just by, Just with

|Just thinking about summer vacation gets me excited.
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Beginner

Not ~ and, Not so, Because not (Examples)

|I was relieved because I didn't fail.
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Beginner

Without doing, Not ~ and ~

|I left the house without taking my umbrella.
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Beginner

~ing, The ~ that ~ (Nominalization)

|Do you mean that you're quitting the company? (Phrase to noun)
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Beginner

Way of ~ing, How to ~, Manner of ~ing

|I want to know how to read this kanji.
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Beginner

Done through action vs. occurring on its own

|I gathered bugs. The bugs gathered.
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Beginner

Was done to ~ by ~, Done without consent, Done to one's dismay

|My important book was thrown away by my mother.
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Beginner

When, At the time of

|I wear an apron when I cook.
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Beginner

To not ~ and ~, Not ~ and ~ (Conjugations)

|to eat → to not eat and...
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19
Beginner

To start with, Firstly

|First let's wash our hands.
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Beginner

To do over, To redo

|This soup is way too salty. You should remake it.
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Points 21 – 40
Points 41 – 60
Points 61 – 80
Points 81 – 100
Points 101 – 120
Points 121 – 140
Points 141 – 160
Points 161 – 178

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