JLPT N4 · Elementary

JLPT N4 Grammar List

All 110 N4 grammar points with meanings and 657 audio example sentences. Build on the basics with everyday grammar, te-form chains, and 1,500+ words. Tap any point for full notes and examples.

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Basic 107

させる〜させる/〜せる 8 ex.
られる〜られる/〜れる 9 ex.
られる〜られる/〜える 5 ex.
てある Has been done 3 ex.
おく Do in advance 3 ex.
しまう Completely/Regrettably 6 ex.
みる Try doing 3 ex.
あげる Do for someone 4 ex.
呉れる・くれる Do for me 5 ex.
もらう Have someone do 5 ex.
にする Make/decide (na-adj/noun) 3 ex.
から Because 5 ex.
ので Because/Since (formal) 5 ex.
のだ Explanatory 4 ex.
けれども But 4 ex.
難い・にくい Hard to 5 ex.
ように So that/In order to 6 ex.
ほうがいい Should/Had better 4 ex.
という Say/Said that 6 ex.
呉れる・くれる Give (to me) 3 ex.
終わる・おわる Finish doing 3 ex.
のに Even though/Despite 7 ex.
ても Even if 11 ex.
が But (formal) 3 ex.
易い・やすい Easy to 6 ex.
ながら While 6 ex.
まま As is/While 14 ex.
たら If/When 6 ex.
なら If (condition) 6 ex.
ば If (conditional) 7 ex.
と When/If (natural result) 5 ex.
為（に）・ため（に） In order to/For 12 ex.
に Go/come to do 4 ex.
ことが出来る・できる Can do/Able to 4 ex.
られる Can (potential) 5 ex.
ことがある Have done before 7 ex.
ばかり Just did 12 ex.
ところだ About to/Just did/Currently 13 ex.
ないで Without doing/Don't 7 ex.
てもいい Don't have to 6 ex.
なければならない Must/Have to 8 ex.
なければならない Must/Have to 8 ex.
そうだ I heard that 5 ex.
って Casual quotation 7 ex.
そうだ Looks like/Seems 5 ex.
ようだ Looks like/Seems 8 ex.
らしい Seems/Apparently 6 ex.
もらう Receive 3 ex.
過ぎる・すぎる Too much/Excessive 6 ex.
始める・はじめる Begin to 4 ex.
行く・いく Continue to 5 ex.
かもしれない Might/Maybe 8 ex.
だろう Probably/I think 4 ex.
つもり Plan to/Intend to 10 ex.
だけ Only / just 15 ex.
だけで(は)なく(も) Not only ~ but also 12 ex.
はず Expectation / should be 5 ex.
ほど To the extent of / about 6 ex.
ばよかった I wish I had 4 ex.
なくて Negative te-form (cause/reason) 6 ex.
なくなる No longer / stop happening 6 ex.
までに By (deadline) 5 ex.
ごとに Every / at each interval 6 ex.
出す・だす Begin abruptly to 5 ex.
代わりに・かわりに Instead of / in place of 9 ex.
がる Show signs of (3rd-person feeling) 4 ex.
ことになる It is decided that / turn out 7 ex.
ことにする Decide to 6 ex.
ことがある Sometimes / there are times when 5 ex.
欲しい・ほしい Want someone to do 3 ex.
のはだ It is ~ that ~ (cleft sentence) 8 ex.
はいけない Must not / prohibited 3 ex.
ようになる Come to / reach the point where 6 ex.
でも Even; even if; or something; or whatever 6 ex.
自分・じぶん Oneself (empathising with subject) 6 ex.
自分・じぶん Oneself (contrasting with others) 6 ex.
聞こえる・きこえる Can be heard / is audible 5 ex.
見える・みえる Can be seen / is visible 8 ex.
に違いない・にちがいない Must be / no doubt about it 8 ex.
にしては For; considering that 6 ex.
おになる Honorific form (respect) 3 ex.
おする Humble form (politeness) 3 ex.
せっかく Took the trouble to; since we're at it 9 ex.
し And; furthermore; besides (listing reasons) 8 ex.
それで So; because of that; that's why 4 ex.
それとも Or; or else (presenting alternative) 4 ex.
すると Then; when that happened; upon doing 5 ex.
堪らない・たまらない Can't stand; unbearably ~ 7 ex.
たらどうですか How about doing ~? 3 ex.
として As; in the capacity of 4 ex.
うちに While; before (an opportunity passes) 10 ex.
ように言う Tell / ask someone to do 4 ex.
ようにする Make sure to; try to 6 ex.
ようと思う Am thinking of doing; intend to 5 ex.
ずつ Each; at a time; little by little 4 ex.
君・くん Name suffix for male equal or junior 3 ex.
様・さま Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (respectful name suffix) 4 ex.
知る・しる Get to know; find out; learn 5 ex.
それでは If so; then; well then 5 ex.
それなら If that is the case; in that case 3 ex.
する Perceive by smell; hear; feel (sensory) 5 ex.
する Cost; take (time/money) 4 ex.
って That (casual quotation marker) 3 ex.
わ Sentence-final weak assertion (female) 4 ex.
はだ Someone/something is ~ (topic-predicate cleft) 6 ex.
はが Topic-subject construction for non-controllable states 12 ex.
より From; inside; before (spatial/temporal set point) 4 ex.

JLPT N4 Grammar List

Basic 107

Intermediate 3