N3 Grammar

Master advanced Japanese grammar with our comprehensive JLPT N3 Grammar guides. Includes detailed explanations, native-level examples, and practice exercises to help you succeed in the JLPT N3 exam.

N3 Grammar

Mastering に慣れる (ni nareru): Getting Used to It in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To get used to, to become accustomed to, to become familiar with. 🎯 Primary Function Describes the process or state of adapting to a new condition, environment, lifestyle, or activity. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + に + 慣れる Verb (plain form) + こと + に +

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Comparing Things in Japanese: Mastering に比べて (ni kurabete)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Compared to, in comparison with 🎯 Primary Function To state a comparison between one noun or nominalized phrase and another, highlighting a difference or similarity relative to the first element. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun/Noun Phrase + に比べて (にくらべて) 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Commonly used

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Mastering JLPT N3 Grammar: に関する / に関して (ni kansuru / ni kanshite)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a relationship or connection between the preceding noun and the following information (noun or clause). Means “regarding,” “concerning,” “related to,” or “on the subject of.” 🎯 Primary Function To specify the topic or subject that the following noun (for に関する) or clause (for に関して) is

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Mastering に反して (に反して): Expressing “Contrary To” in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Contrary to,” “against,” “in contrast with.” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that a result, action, or fact goes against a preceding expectation, rule, order, prediction, or established norm. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + に反して 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Commonly used. 😊 Informal Situations Less

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Mastering に違いない (nichigainai): Expressing Certainty Like a Native

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Must be,” “certainly,” “undoubtedly.” 🎯 Primary Function To express the speaker’s strong conviction or conclusion based on logical reasoning, evidence, or observation. It indicates a high degree of certainty about a situation or fact. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (Plain Form) + に違いない い-Adjective + に違いない な-Adjective

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Mastering んだって (N datte): Casual Reporting in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Reporting what one has heard from someone else. 🎯 Primary Function To casually convey information that the speaker learned from others. 📋 Grammar Structure Plain form of Verb/い-adjective + んだって な-adjective stem + なんだって Noun + なんだって 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Not used. Highly

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Mastering なぜなら: Explaining Reasons Like a Pro (JLPT N3 Grammar)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Because; The reason is 🎯 Primary Function Used to introduce the reason or cause for a statement that has just been made. It strongly emphasizes that the following clause provides the explanation. 📋 Grammar Structure [Statement]. なぜなら [Reason] から/のです/からです/からです。 (Statement. Nazenara Reason kara/no desu/kara desu/kara desu.)

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Mastering 直す (なおす): Fix, Correct, and Redo in Japanese

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 直す (なおす) is a transitive verb with multiple meanings, primarily “to fix,” “to correct,” or “to repair.” When used in the form 〜て直す, it means “to redo” or “to do something over,” often to improve or correct a previous attempt. 🎯 Primary Function It indicates the

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Mastering なんか, なんて, and など: Particles of Examples and Nuance (JLPT N3)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning These particles are used to give non-exhaustive examples (“such things as…”, “like…”), and なんか/なんて also carry nuances of disdain, triviality, surprise, or downplaying. など is more neutral, meaning “etc.”, “and others,” or used for humble self-reference. 🎯 Primary Function To list examples (often non-exhaustive), to express

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Mastering なかなか (Nakanaka): More Than Just “Quite”

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The adverb なかなか (nakanaka) has two primary meanings depending on the context: 1. “quite,” “pretty,” “considerably” (when modifying positive words or outcomes) and 2. “not easily,” “with difficulty,” “hard to” (when modifying negative verbs). 🎯 Primary Function To modify adjectives, adverbs, or verbs to indicate a

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Mastering 「ないと」: The Casual Way to Say “Have to”

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses necessity, obligation, or a strong recommendation. 🎯 Primary Function To state that something must be done or is required. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb in ない form + と This is a contraction of: Verb ない form + といけない Verb ない form + とならない Verb ない

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Mastering JLPT N3 Grammar: ないことはない (nai koto wa nai)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The basic meaning is a double negative that results in a weak or qualified affirmation. It literally translates to something like ‘it’s not that it’s not…’ or ‘it’s not impossible to…’. 🎯 Primary Function To acknowledge that something is possible, true, or exists, but often with

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