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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.

View all 86 N4 grammar patterns β†’

High-frequency N4 grammar

  • あとで: after; later
  • γ‚γΎγ‚Šο½žγͺい: not very; not much
  • γ„γŸγ™: 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, ζ₯γ‚‹, 葌く)
  • おきに: repeated at intervals; every
  • γŠγ‚γ‚‹: to finish…; to end
  • γŠο½žγγ γ•γ„: please do (honorific)
  • お～にγͺγ‚‹: 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
  • γ‹γ‚‚γ—γ‚Œγͺい: might; maybe; probably

Other JLPT levels

  • JLPT N5

    28 grammar patterns Β· Beginner

  • JLPT N3

    119 grammar patterns Β· Intermediate

  • JLPT N2

    195 grammar patterns Β· Upper intermediate

  • JLPT N1

    218 grammar patterns Β· Advanced

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