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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at least; the minimum is; roughly; or so
Some, several, a few; A small number of
Completely; Absolutely; Right on target; Very much / extremely (emphasis)
only; no more than; as few as; as little as
One of ~; A member of a group; Among many ~, it is one (example)
There is nothing that is not ~; Everything ~; there is no ~ that isn’t ~
not even a little; not at all; not in the least; never
quite a few; quite a lot; many; not a few; not a little
In the event of; In the case of
Casual request for someone to do something; Ask someone to perform an action for you in a casual tone; Imperative-like use of the て-form in friendly speech
I'm glad that ...; It's a relief that ... happened; Nice that ... happened or turned out well
to make someone do something; to let someone do something; to have someone do something
You could say that; One could say that; It might be fair to say that
Even if; Even though; Despite ...ing/ ...that
to do something by accident; to finish completely / totally; unfortunately / regrettably
And… and so on; Due to; Because of; Since; Conjunctive
Verbs (Causative-passive voice); To be made to do something; To be forced to do
by means of; with; using; by doing with
result state after purposeful action; left in that state; has been prepared or arranged and remains so
Want someone to do something in a certain way; Want someone to be able to do something; Want something to happen in a certain way
while; during the time that ~