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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

N3

it is said that ~

Plainということだ

Everyday life

It is said that the use will start next month.

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Report information

N3

casual quotation

Plainって

Everyday life

I heard that the use is tomorrow.

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N3

in other words

つまりSentence

Everyday life

In other words, the success was the cause.

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N3

and so / therefore

それでSentence

Everyday life

Therefore, we changed the use.

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N3

then / thereupon

するとSentence

Everyday life

Then, the repair started to move.

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Connect events in time

N3

however (unexpectedly)

ところがSentence

Everyday life

However, the use was cancelled.

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Connect events in time

N3

by the way

ところでSentence

Everyday life

By the way, what happened to the use?

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N3

just like ~

まるでNounのよう

Everyday life

The scenery is just like a success.

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Talk about conditions

N3

even if ~

たとえVerb te-formも

Everyday life

Even if the use fails, there is learning.

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N3

thanks to ~

Noun のおかげで

Everyday life

Thanks to the use, we finished early.

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Give a reason

N3

because of ~ (negative)

Noun のせいで

Everyday life

Because of the success, I was late.

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Show a contrast

N3

despite (critical)

Plainくせに

Everyday life

Even though he knows, he will not tell me the success.

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N3

there is a risk of ~

Verb dictionaryNoun のおそれがある

Everyday life

There is a risk that the use will be delayed.

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N3

try to ~

Verb volitionalとする

Everyday life

Just as I was about to start the use, the phone rang.

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Say what you want

N3

want someone to ~

Verb te-formほしい

Everyday life

I want you to fix the repair soon.

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Set a boundary

N3

do nothing but ~

Verb te-formばかりいる

Everyday life

He does nothing but the participation.

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Connect events in time

N3

in the middle of ~

Verb te-formいるところ

Everyday life

I am in the middle of processing the use right now.

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N3

completely / regrettably

Verb te-formしまう

Everyday life

I accidentally deleted the important repair.

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N3

do in advance

Verb te-formおく

At work

I booked the workplace in advance.

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N3

state resulting from action

Verb te-formある

Everyday life

The use has already been prepared.

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N3

redo ~

Verb stem直す

Everyday life

Please rewrite the repair.

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N3

do completely

Verb stemきる

Everyday life

I read the repair all the way to the end.

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N3

start but not finish

Verb stemかける

Everyday life

I went out leaving the repair half-written.

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N3

suddenly start ~

Verb stem出す

Everyday life

It suddenly started raining, so we cancelled the participation.

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N3

continue to ~

Verb stem続ける

Everyday life

We will continue to improve the repair.

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N3

finish ~ing

Verb stem終わる

Everyday life

I finished inputting the repair.

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N3

start ~ing

Verb stem始める

Everyday life

We will start using the repair from next week.

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N3

do mutually

Verb stem合う

Everyday life

Let's discuss the use together.

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N3

humble verb form

おごstemする

Everyday life

I will (humbly) explain the use.

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N3

honorific verb form

おごstemになる

Everyday life

The customer will look at the repair. (honorific)

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