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JLPT N5–N1

Grammar for real life

Understand a pattern, explore examples, and practise from memory.

How grammar lessons work
  1. 1. Learn the meaning.
  2. 2. Build the pattern.
  3. 3. Read examples in context.
  4. 4. Hide the answer and try saying it.

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N5 is beginner. N1 is advanced.

457 lessons

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Choose one JLPT level above to follow ten-lesson units and take a focused checkpoint after each unit.

Share an idea

N2

without a doubt ~

Plainに相違ない

Everyday life

This result is without a doubt the effect of the grasp.

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Share an idea

N2

certainly ~

Plainに決まっている

Everyday life

If we prepare, the grasp is certain to go well.

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Make a request

N2

request (very polite)

おごNoun願う

Everyday life

We kindly ask for your confirmation of the grip.

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Connect events in time

N1

only when it reaches ~

NounVerb dictionaryに至って

Everyday life

Only when the vote was cancelled did we realize how serious the problem was.

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Connect events in time

N1

down to / up until ~

Nounに至るまで

Everyday life

We checked the storage down to the smallest detail.

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Share an idea

N1

the utmost of ~

Nounの至り

Everyday life

Receiving this governance is the height of honor.

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Share an idea

N1

the extreme of ~

Nounの極み

Everyday life

With the vote day after day, I reached the peak of exhaustion.

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Share an idea

N1

entirely / full of ~

Nounずくめ

Everyday life

This month was filled with votes.

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Share an idea

N1

to seem like ~

Nounめく

Everyday life

As it began to feel like spring, we resumed the anchorage.

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Connect events in time

N1

while remaining ~

NounVerb stemながらに

Everyday life

He spoke of the governance in tears.

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Share an idea

N1

in one's own way

Nounなりに

Everyday life

I devised the vote in my own way.

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Share an idea

N1

(one) who is ~ (dignified)

NounたるNoun

At work

One who is a manager should take responsibility for the vote.

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Share an idea

N1

have a tendency to ~

Verb dictionaryNoun のきらいがある

Everyday life

He has a tendency to make light of the vote.

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Share an idea

N1

covered with ~

Nounまみれ

Everyday life

Covered in sweat, we carried the storage.

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Share an idea

N1

involving the whole ~

Nounぐるみ

At work

The whole company is working on the vote.

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Describe a change

N1

to seem / become ~

Nounstemびる

Everyday life

We renewed the old-looking storage.

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Give a reason

N1

precisely because ~

Verb ba-formこそ

Everyday life

Precisely because there is trust, the vote can be entrusted.

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Give a reason

N1

because (special situation)

Plainとあって

Everyday life

It being the year-end, the adjacency is crowded.

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Talk about conditions

N1

if it is (for) ~

Nounとあれば

Everyday life

If it is for the customer, we spare no vote.

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Talk about conditions

N1

when it comes to ~ (complaint)

Nounときたら

Everyday life

When it comes to recent votes, it is nothing but changes.

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Describe a change

N1

when it becomes ~

Nounともなると

Getting around

Come the busy season, the vote doubles.

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Share an idea

N1

without ~

Nounなくしては

Everyday life

Without the team's cooperation, the vote would not have succeeded.

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Share an idea

N1

without ~

Nounなしに

Everyday life

You must not change the vote without prior notice.

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Share an idea

N1

by means of / with ~

Nounをもって

Everyday life

As of today, we conclude the vote.

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Talk about conditions

N1

if one uses ~

Nounをもってすれば

Everyday life

With his ability, the vote should be easy.

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Share an idea

N1

starting with ~

Nounを皮切りに

Everyday life

Starting with Tokyo, we will hold the vote around the country.

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Share an idea

N1

based on / considering ~

Nounを踏まえて

Everyday life

Based on the previous results, we improved the vote.

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Connect events in time

N1

through / after ~

Nounを経て

Everyday life

After long discussion, the vote was approved.

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Share an idea

N1

be forced to ~

Nounを余儀なくされる

Everyday life

The typhoon forced us to postpone the vote.

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Share an idea

N1

cannot suppress ~

Nounを禁じ得ない

Everyday life

I cannot suppress my surprise at that governance.

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