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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to be able to; can; possible to do
Unable to; Cannot; Cannot possibly
Can't help doing; Have no choice but to...
to not ~; un~; archaic negative form of ず used in literary Japanese
With the intention of doing; Instead of...; Act as if or pretend; Believing that...; Thinking that...
anyhow; at any rate; in any case; I have no doubt that; probably
At least; Even if not more, at minimum
apparently; it seems; seemingly; from what I can tell
Something or other; Some kind of thing; For some reason; somehow
to have no choice but to; no other way than; have to; there is nothing but to ...
Surely.; Certainly.; Indeed.
Just in case; Just to be sure
more or less; for the time being; tentatively; roughly
Without a doubt; Certainly; Surely; Not mistaken
Just in case; In the worst-case scenario; In the unlikely event; By any chance
There is no way to; It's impossible to; One cannot possibly...; There’s no chance to...
Nothing but; None other than; Simply; Nothing other than
There is no chance of; There is no way of; Impossible
Then; If that’s the case; In that situation; If so
If it could happen; if one could do something; If, by any chance, it were possible for me/us to do X
Leave up to; Entrust to; Delegate to someone