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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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ใ€œ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ (tsuzukeru)

to continue doing something

้›จใŒไธ€ๆ—ฅไธญ้™ใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Ame ga ichinichijuu furitsuzukemashita.
It continued raining all day long.
ๅฝผใฏๆฏŽๆ—ฅใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—็ถšใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Kare wa mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shitsuzukete imasu.
He continues to study Japanese every day.
็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๆญฉใ็ถšใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Tsukarete mo, arukitsuzukemashita.
Even though I was tired, I continued walking.
ใ“ใ“ใงใƒใ‚นใ‚’ๅพ…ใก็ถšใ‘ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
Koko de basu o machitsuzukemashou.
Let's continue waiting for the bus here.
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ใ€œใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ (nakereba narimasen)

must do; have to do

ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ€ๆ—ฉใ่ตทใใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Ashita, hayaku okinakereba narimasen.
I must wake up early tomorrow.
ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Shukudai o shinakereba narimasen.
I have to do my homework.
ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใซๆœฌใ‚’่ฟ”ใ•ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Toshokan ni hon o kaesanakereba narimasen.
I must return the book to the library.
ๆฏŽๆ—ฅใ€่–ฌใ‚’้ฃฒใพใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Mainichi, kusuri o nomanakereba narimasen.
I have to take medicine every day.
ไผš่ญฐใซๅ‡บๅธญใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Kaigi ni shusseki shinakereba narimasen.
I must attend the meeting.
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ใ€œใ ใ™ (dasu)

to begin to; to start to (often suddenly or unexpectedly)

ๆ€ฅใซ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚Šใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Kyuu ni ame ga furidashita.
It suddenly started to rain.
่ตคใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒๆ€ฅใซๆณฃใใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Akachan ga kyuu ni nakidashita.
The baby suddenly burst into tears.
ๅฝผใฏๆ€’ใฃใฆใ€้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’้ฃ›ใณใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Kare wa okotte, heya o tobidashita.
He got angry and stormed out of the room (started to fly out).
ใใฎๅ†—่ซ‡ใ‚’่žใ„ใฆใ€ใฟใ‚“ใช็ฌ‘ใ„ใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Sono joudan o kiite, minna waraidashita.
Hearing that joke, everyone burst out laughing.
ใƒใ‚นใŒใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจๅ‹•ใใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Basu ga yukkuri to ugokidashita.
The bus slowly started to move.
ๅฝผใŒ็ช็„ถใ€ๆ˜”ใฎ่ฉฑใ‚’่จ€ใ„ใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Kare ga totsuzen, mukashi no hanashi o iidashita.
He suddenly started talking about old stories (brought up old stories).
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ใ€œใ ใ‘ใง (dake de)

just by; simply by doing; only by

ใ“ใฎใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใ‚’ๆŠผใ™ใ ใ‘ใงใ€้›ปๆฐ—ใŒใคใใพใ™ใ€‚
Kono botan o osu dake de, denki ga tsukimasu.
The light will turn on just by pressing this button.
ๅฝผใฎ็ฌ‘้ก”ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ€ๅนธใ›ใชๆฐ—ๆŒใกใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
Kare no egao o miru dake de, shiawase na kimochi ni naru.
Just by seeing his smile, I feel happy.
ๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใ ใ‘ใงใ€็™ป้ŒฒใฏๅฎŒไบ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
Namae o kaku dake de, touroku wa kanryou desu.
Registration is complete just by writing your name.
ๅฐ‘ใ—่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ€็ญ”ใˆใŒใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Sukoshi kangaeru dake de, kotae ga wakatta.
I understood the answer just by thinking a little.
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ใ€œใŒใ‚‹ / ใ€œใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (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.

ๅญไพ›ใŒใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’ๆฌฒใ—ใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Kodomo ga okashi o hoshigatteiru.
The child is showing signs of wanting sweets.
ๅฝผใฏ็ช“ใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจๅฏ’ใŒใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€้–‰ใ‚ใฆใŠใ“ใ†ใ€‚
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.
ใ†ใกใฎ็Šฌใฏ้›ทใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ใจใฆใ‚‚ๆ€–ใŒใ‚‹ใ€‚
Uchi no inu wa kaminari no oto o totemo kowagaru.
My dog is very scared of (shows great fear towards) the sound of thunder.
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ไบบใซไผšใ†ใจใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Kanojo wa atarashii hito ni au to, itsumo hazukashigatteiru.
She always appears embarrassed when she meets new people.
ๅผŸใฏๆณจๅฐ„ใ‚’ใจใฆใ‚‚็—›ใŒใฃใŸใ€‚
Otouto wa chuusha o totemo itagatta.
My younger brother showed a lot of signs that the injection was painful.
ๅฝผใฏใใฎๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใช่ฉฑใ‚’ใจใฆใ‚‚้ข็™ฝใŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Kare wa sono kimyou na hanashi o totemo omoshirogatteita.
He seemed very amused by / showed great interest in that strange story.
็ŒซใŒ็งใฎ่†ใฎไธŠใงๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚ˆใ•ใใ†ใซ็œ ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
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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ใ‚„ใฃใจ (yatto)

at last; finally (after much effort, waiting, or difficulty); barely; with difficulty

้•ทใ„ๅŠชๅŠ›ใฎๆœซใ€ใ‚„ใฃใจ่ฉฆ้จ“ใซๅˆๆ ผใ—ใŸใ€‚
Nagai doryoku no sue, yatto shiken ni goukaku shita.
After a long effort, I finally passed the exam.
ไฝ•ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚„ใฃใจใƒใ‚นใŒๆฅใŸใ€‚
Nan jikan mo matte, yatto basu ga kita.
After waiting for many hours, the bus finally came.
ๅฝผใฏใ‚„ใฃใจใใฎ้›ฃใ—ใ„ๅ•้กŒใ‚’็†่งฃใงใใŸใ€‚
Kare wa yatto sono muzukashii mondai o rikai dekita.
He finally managed to understand that difficult problem.
ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใŸ้ตใŒใ€ๆœบใฎไธ‹ใงใ‚„ใฃใจ่ฆ‹ใคใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Sagashiteita kagi ga, tsukue no shita de yatto mitsukatta.
The key I was looking for was finally found under the desk.
ๅฝผใฏ็—…ๆฐ—ใŒๆฒปใฃใฆใ€ใ‚„ใฃใจๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
Kare wa byouki ga naotte, yatto genki ni natta.
He recovered from his illness and finally got well.
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