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JLPT N4 Grammar

Upper beginner

JLPT N4 covers 86 core grammar patterns in our reference. Study the full list or jump into high-frequency patterns below.

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High-frequency N4 grammar

  • あとで: after; later
  • あまり～ない: not very; not much
  • いたす: to do (the polite form of する)
  • いらっしゃる: to be; to come; to go (the polite form of いる, 来る, 行く)
  • おきに: repeated at intervals; every
  • おわる: to finish…; to end
  • お～ください: please do (honorific)
  • お～になる: to do something (honorific)
  • かい: (turns a sentence into a yes/no question)
  • かしら: I wonder
  • かどうか: whether or not
  • かもしれない: might; maybe; probably

Other JLPT levels

  • JLPT N5

    28 grammar patterns · Beginner

  • JLPT N3

    119 grammar patterns · Intermediate

  • JLPT N2

    195 grammar patterns · Upper intermediate

  • JLPT N1

    218 grammar patterns · Advanced

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