JLPT N4 Grammar List - Page 10
Master the intermediate grammar concepts required for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4. Each grammar topic includes detailed examples, providing you with the essential knowledge to build upon your foundational Japanese skills. If you're not familiar with N5 grammar yet, check out our JLPT N5 Grammar List first.
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ใ็ถใใ (tsuzukeru)
to continue doing something
้จใไธๆฅไธญ้ใ็ถใใพใใใ
Ame ga ichinichijuu furitsuzukemashita.
It continued raining all day long.
ๅฝผใฏๆฏๆฅใๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅๅผทใ็ถใใฆใใพใใ
Kare wa mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shitsuzukete imasu.
He continues to study Japanese every day.
็ฒใใฆใใๆญฉใ็ถใใพใใใ
Tsukarete mo, arukitsuzukemashita.
Even though I was tired, I continued walking.
ใใใงใในใๅพ
ใก็ถใใพใใใใ
Koko de basu o machitsuzukemashou.
Let's continue waiting for the bus here.
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ใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใ (nakereba narimasen)
must do; have to do
ๆๆฅใๆฉใ่ตทใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
Ashita, hayaku okinakereba narimasen.
I must wake up early tomorrow.
ๅฎฟ้กใใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
Shukudai o shinakereba narimasen.
I have to do my homework.
ๅณๆธ้คจใซๆฌใ่ฟใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
Toshokan ni hon o kaesanakereba narimasen.
I must return the book to the library.
ๆฏๆฅใ่ฌใ้ฃฒใพใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
Mainichi, kusuri o nomanakereba narimasen.
I have to take medicine every day.
ไผ่ญฐใซๅบๅธญใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
Kaigi ni shusseki shinakereba narimasen.
I must attend the meeting.
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ใใ ใ (dasu)
to begin to; to start to (often suddenly or unexpectedly)
ๆฅใซ้จใ้ใใ ใใใ
Kyuu ni ame ga furidashita.
It suddenly started to rain.
่ตคใกใใใๆฅใซๆณฃใใ ใใใ
Akachan ga kyuu ni nakidashita.
The baby suddenly burst into tears.
ๅฝผใฏๆใฃใฆใ้จๅฑใ้ฃใณใ ใใใ
Kare wa okotte, heya o tobidashita.
He got angry and stormed out of the room (started to fly out).
ใใฎๅ่ซใ่ใใฆใใฟใใช็ฌใใ ใใใ
Sono joudan o kiite, minna waraidashita.
Hearing that joke, everyone burst out laughing.
ใในใใใฃใใใจๅใใ ใใใ
Basu ga yukkuri to ugokidashita.
The bus slowly started to move.
ๅฝผใ็ช็ถใๆใฎ่ฉฑใ่จใใ ใใใ
Kare ga totsuzen, mukashi no hanashi o iidashita.
He suddenly started talking about old stories (brought up old stories).
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ใใ ใใง (dake de)
just by; simply by doing; only by
ใใฎใใฟใณใๆผใใ ใใงใ้ปๆฐใใคใใพใใ
Kono botan o osu dake de, denki ga tsukimasu.
The light will turn on just by pressing this button.
ๅฝผใฎ็ฌ้กใ่ฆใใ ใใงใๅนธใใชๆฐๆใกใซใชใใ
Kare no egao o miru dake de, shiawase na kimochi ni naru.
Just by seeing his smile, I feel happy.
ๅๅใๆธใใ ใใงใ็ป้ฒใฏๅฎไบใงใใ
Namae o kaku dake de, touroku wa kanryou desu.
Registration is complete just by writing your name.
ๅฐใ่ใใใ ใใงใ็ญใใใใใฃใใ
Sukoshi kangaeru dake de, kotae ga wakatta.
I understood the answer just by thinking a little.
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ใใใ / ใใใฃใฆใใ (garu / gatteiru)
to show signs of (feeling adjective); to appear to be (adjective); to act as if (adjective) - used for describing another person's outwardly observable feelings or sensations.
ๅญไพใใ่ๅญใๆฌฒใใใฃใฆใใใ
Kodomo ga okashi o hoshigatteiru.
The child is showing signs of wanting sweets.
ๅฝผใฏ็ชใ้ใใใจๅฏใใใใใ้ใใฆใใใใ
Kare wa mado o akeru to samugaru kara, shimete okou.
He shows signs of feeling cold when the window is open, so let's keep it closed.
ใใกใฎ็ฌใฏ้ทใฎ้ณใใจใฆใๆใใใ
Uchi no inu wa kaminari no oto o totemo kowagaru.
My dog is very scared of (shows great fear towards) the sound of thunder.
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆฐใใไบบใซไผใใจใใใคใๆฅใใใใใฃใฆใใใ
Kanojo wa atarashii hito ni au to, itsumo hazukashigatteiru.
She always appears embarrassed when she meets new people.
ๅผใฏๆณจๅฐใใจใฆใ็ใใฃใใ
Otouto wa chuusha o totemo itagatta.
My younger brother showed a lot of signs that the injection was painful.
ๅฝผใฏใใฎๅฅๅฆใช่ฉฑใใจใฆใ้ข็ฝใใฃใฆใใใ
Kare wa sono kimyou na hanashi o totemo omoshirogatteita.
He seemed very amused by / showed great interest in that strange story.
็ซใ็งใฎ่ใฎไธใงๆฐๆใกใใใใใซ็ ใใใฃใฆใใใ
Neko ga watashi no hiza no ue de kimochi yosasou ni nemutagatteiru.
The cat looks comfortable and seems sleepy on my lap.
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ใใฃใจ (yatto)
at last; finally (after much effort, waiting, or difficulty); barely; with difficulty
้ทใๅชๅใฎๆซใใใฃใจ่ฉฆ้จใซๅๆ ผใใใ
Nagai doryoku no sue, yatto shiken ni goukaku shita.
After a long effort, I finally passed the exam.
ไฝๆ้ใๅพ
ใฃใฆใใใฃใจใในใๆฅใใ
Nan jikan mo matte, yatto basu ga kita.
After waiting for many hours, the bus finally came.
ๅฝผใฏใใฃใจใใฎ้ฃใใๅ้กใ็่งฃใงใใใ
Kare wa yatto sono muzukashii mondai o rikai dekita.
He finally managed to understand that difficult problem.
ๆขใใฆใใ้ตใใๆบใฎไธใงใใฃใจ่ฆใคใใฃใใ
Sagashiteita kagi ga, tsukue no shita de yatto mitsukatta.
The key I was looking for was finally found under the desk.
ๅฝผใฏ็
ๆฐใๆฒปใฃใฆใใใฃใจๅ
ๆฐใซใชใฃใใ
Kare wa byouki ga naotte, yatto genki ni natta.
He recovered from his illness and finally got well.