JLPT N3 · Intermediate

JLPT N3 Grammar List

All 136 N3 grammar points with meanings and 1223 audio example sentences. Bridge to fluency: nuanced grammar, keigo foundations, and real conversation. Tap any point for full notes and examples.

N3 overview N3 vocabulary N3 sentences

Basic 23

来る・くる Come to/Start to 8 ex.
行く・いく Continue to/Going forward 5 ex.
わけだ It means that/No wonder 9 ex.
くらい About/To the extent 5 ex.
ばかり Just/Only/Nothing but 12 ex.
だけで(は)なく(も) Not only... but also 12 ex.
為（に）・ため（に） For the purpose of 12 ex.
ように So that/In order to 6 ex.
ようになる Come to/Become able to 6 ex.
ことになる It has been decided that 7 ex.
ことにする Decide to 6 ex.
ようだ Appear to/Look like 8 ex.
ようだ It seems/It's like 8 ex.
ことは Indeed ~ (but); it is true that ~ (but) 8 ex.
のに In the process of; in order to; for the purpose of 4 ex.
を Cause of human emotion 5 ex.
さ -ness (nominalising suffix for adjectives) 4 ex.
たって Even if; even though (casual) 7 ex.
と言えば Speaking of ~; mentioning ~ 3 ex.
ところだ Is in a place that takes ~ to reach 3 ex.
としては For; as; from the perspective of 3 ex.
やはり After all; as expected; still; as usual 5 ex.
ように As; like (adverbial form of ようだ) 9 ex.

Intermediate 103

っぱなし Left as is 10 ex.
がち Tend to (negative) 13 ex.
っぽい Tend to be/-ish 10 ex.
にもかかわらず Despite (formal) 12 ex.
つつ While/Although (formal) 11 ex.
ながら（も） While/Although 14 ex.
にとって For/To (perspective) 8 ex.
について About/Concerning 12 ex.
に関して/関する Regarding (formal) 7 ex.
がたい Hard to (formal) 9 ex.
とする If we assume/suppose 15 ex.
たところで Even if/Even though 9 ex.
こと Should (advice) 9 ex.
べきだ Should/Ought to 14 ex.
わけがない There's no way/Can't be 9 ex.
わけではない It's not that/Not necessarily 12 ex.
わけにはいかない Cannot/Must not 10 ex.
ばほど The more... the more 7 ex.
たびに Every time 9 ex.
次第 As soon as/Depending on 13 ex.
に従って/従い In accordance with/As 9 ex.
につれて/つれ As/Along with 10 ex.
際（に） When/Occasion (formal) 12 ex.
（の）上で After/Upon (doing) 10 ex.
さえ Even 16 ex.
こそ Precisely/Exactly (emphasis) 11 ex.
ないことも / はない It's not that... not 6 ex.
せい Because of (negative) 11 ex.
となる Become (na-adj/noun) 6 ex.
ばかりか（さえ） Not only ~ but also 6 ex.
だらけ Full of / covered with 7 ex.
以外 Other than / except for 12 ex.
以上（は） Since / now that 8 ex.
からにかけて From ~ to ~ (range) 4 ex.
からと言って Just because ~ doesn't mean 10 ex.
くせに Although / in spite of 8 ex.
なしでは Without ~ 6 ex.
に代わって In place of / on behalf of 6 ex.
に比べると/比べて Compared with / in comparison to 5 ex.
に対して/対する Toward / in regard to / whereas 15 ex.
によって/より According to / due to / by means of 16 ex.
のみ Only / just (formal) 7 ex.
その上 On top of that / moreover 9 ex.
それに In addition / moreover 8 ex.
と同時に At the same time as 12 ex.
とうとう Finally / at last 8 ex.
上（に） In addition / not only ~ but also 10 ex.
あまり Because of too much ~ 5 ex.
なかなか Not easily / hardly 15 ex.
分 Amount of; worth of; portion (for a duration/quantity) 8 ex.
分・ぶん One's share; that amount; accordingly 1 ex.
どうも Somehow; for some reason; it seems; I can't quite 12 ex.
どうせ Anyway; at any rate; after all; it's no use 8 ex.
風に In a ~ manner; in ~ style; like ~ 10 ex.
Imperative Direct command/request (verb imperative) 10 ex.
かか Whether ~ or ~; either ~ or 10 ex.
かな I wonder if ~; I hope ~ 9 ex.
（の）代わりに Instead of; in place of; in return for 13 ex.
結構 Quite; rather; pretty; no thank you (already enough) 9 ex.
この This past ~; this coming ~; the last ~ 9 ex.
こうした Such; like this; this kind of 4 ex.
ことで By doing ~; through ~; as a result of 9 ex.
ことになる Come to mean; end up; turn out (consequence) 10 ex.
くらい To the extent that; so ~ that; at least 13 ex.
目 -th (ordinal suffix) 8 ex.
なあ How ~!; I wish ~; I wonder (exclamatory/wishful) 12 ex.
などと Things like; saying such things as 7 ex.
なく Not ~ and; not ~ but (adverbial negation) 8 ex.
何でも I'm not sure but; they say; anything; whatever 5 ex.
何しろ At any rate; believe it or not; after all 8 ex.
になると When it becomes; when it comes to; once it is 10 ex.
の関係で Because of; due to (formal reason) 8 ex.
の下で Under; in; with (conditions/authority) 5 ex.
おだ Honorific verb/state phrase (respect for subject) 11 ex.
お下さい Please do ~ (polite request) 6 ex.
思われる Seem; appear; it appears that 8 ex.
来 For; in; since (time span to present) 8 ex.
例の The (in question); that same; the usual 8 ex.
ろくにない Not properly; not well; barely; hardly 6 ex.
さ You know; I tell you; sure (casual sentence-final) 13 ex.
そうになる Almost; come close to; nearly 8 ex.
それでも Even so; nevertheless; all the same 6 ex.
それどころか On the contrary; far from; as a matter of fact 9 ex.
それが Well (contrary to expectation); I'm sorry to say 4 ex.
それも What's more; furthermore; at that 9 ex.
それと And; also; in addition 7 ex.
それは Yes, naturally; certainly; of course 4 ex.
それぞれ Each; respectively; individually 11 ex.
ただの Just a; mere; ordinary; plain 6 ex.
て And; since; having done ~ (extended te-form usage) 6 ex.
ては If; when; because (recurring condition) 10 ex.
と That; because; like (thought/speech/perception particle) 15 ex.
というのに But; in spite of the fact that; although 7 ex.
と言うと When you mention ~; if you say ~; speaking of ~ 7 ex.
とかで For some reason like; because ~ or something 6 ex.
ところ When; just as; then (narrative timing) 7 ex.
とする Feel; look (sensory/psychological experience) 10 ex.
Vmasu as a Noun V-masu stem used as a noun 7 ex.
やる Give; send; do; play; eat; drink (casual give) 16 ex.
やる Do (knowing it causes trouble to someone) 6 ex.
やっと Finally; at last; barely; just managed to 12 ex.
よう The way to ~; a way of doing ~; method/style 13 ex.
ぞ I tell you; you know (emphatic sentence-final) 11 ex.

Advanced 10

ものの Although (formal) 12 ex.
によると According to 12 ex.
甲斐・かい・がい Worth doing 12 ex.
にしても Even if/Whether 14 ex.
末（に） After (much effort)/End result 10 ex.
なしに Without doing 14 ex.
済む Can get by without 16 ex.
っけ Casual particle marking recollection or check 7 ex.
また Again; also; too; not ~ either; and; or 14 ex.
さて Well; now; by the way (topic shift in writing) 13 ex.