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 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 ~
It's okay not to ~; You don't have to ~; You may skip ~
to try doing something; to give something a try; to test something by doing it
I'm sorry for ~; Sorry for doing ~; Please excuse me for ~
to do something for someone; to do a favor for someone; to help someone by doing something for them
to do something for someone (benefiting the speaker); someone does something for you; an act of kindness or service from someone else
to have someone do something for me; to get someone to do something for me; to receive a favor by someone’s action
command to do; imperative instruction; tell someone to do something (soft imperative)
to connect actions or states with a sense of 'and', 'but', or parallelism; list two or more actions/states without showing strict sequence; contrast or simultaneous actions in a single clause
Please do not (for me); Casual request
Thank you for doing ~ for me; Thanks for helping me with ~; I’m grateful you did ~ for me
Won't you?; Will you?; Could you?; Can you?; Would you?
I wonder...; I wonder if...; Could it be that...?; I wonder whether...?
to do (honorific); to perform an action with honorific form; to become the one who does the action (honorific)
to do (honorific)