JLPT Grammar
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Explore Japanese grammar patterns by JLPT level. Each entry includes practical explanations, usage, and example sentences for effective study.
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How to put it; How shall I put it; How should I put it; Or perhaps; Or maybe; Call it … or
Will definitely; Will certainly; Bound to; Not fail to
as of (the end of); starting from; no longer after; by (the); ending with
It's unbearable when; It'd be unbearable if; I can't stand it when; I couldn’t stand it if
Partly for (the purpose of); In addition to; Along with; By the way; And also to; Incidentally; While
to compel someone to do something; to make it unavoidable for someone to do something; to force someone into a situation where they must do something
Just wait and see; Just you wait; To do a favor for someone; For you (doing something for you); Definitely, for sure (emphatic)
Nothing but; Only; Merely; All that remains; Have to; Should
Shall; To assume; To suppose; To consider; To treat as; To decide that
that (something said/heard); it is said that; according to ~
before; formerly; previously; earlier; in the past
Of all people; even someone as ~; for someone as ~ to ~ (expected)
and certainly not; but certainly not; but; although; even though
on par with; worthy of; as good as; to the level of
before anything else; ahead of; in advance of; prior to; in the lead-up to
on the occasion of; taking this as an opportunity; using this as a turning point
slang abbreviation; short form for のだ/なのだ; explanatory tone in casual speech
To have the nerve to (A); To have the gall to (A); To freaking (A)