JLPT N4 Grammar List

Mastering the Particle ‘Na’ (な): From Adjectives to Strong Commands Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The particle ‘な’ (na) serves two main, distinct functions: 1. It acts as an attributive particle to connect a Na-adjective stem to the noun it modifies (e.g., 綺麗な花). 2. When attached to the dictionary form of a verb, it […]

Mastering the ‘Ba’ Conditional Form (ば) – JLPT N4 Grammar Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “If,” “provided that,” or “assuming.” 🎯 Primary Function To establish a hypothetical or general condition (A) that must be met in order for a consequence (B) to occur. It links a premise to a conclusion. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb

Japanese Grammar: Mastering ~づらい (Hard to Do) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘Difficult to do’ or ‘hard to do.’ 🎯 Primary Function To express subjective difficulty, discomfort, or psychological resistance when performing an action. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (ます-stem) + づらい Verb (ます-stem) + づらい (conjugates as an i-adjective) Not applicable (acts as an

Japanese Grammar Guide: 全然～ない (Zenzen… nai) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Not at all; not in the least. 🎯 Primary Function To provide strong emphasis to a negative statement, indicating a total absence of a quality, action, or state. 📋 Grammar Structure 全然 + Verb (negative form: ～ない / ～ません) 全然 + i-Adjective (negative

Mastering the Adverb “Zehi” (ぜひ) for Strong Desires Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘Zehi’ (ぜひ) translates to ‘by all means,’ ‘definitely,’ or ‘at any cost.’ It is used to emphasize a strong desire, a polite request, or an enthusiastic invitation. 🎯 Primary Function An adverb used to add emotional emphasis to expressions of wishing,

Japanese Grammar: ようと思う (Thinking of doing / Intending to) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘Thinking of doing’ or ‘I intend to.’ Expresses a person’s intention or a decision that they are considering or have made. 🎯 Primary Function To convey the speaker’s internal will or intention to perform an action. 📋 Grammar Structure V-volitional

Japanese Grammar: ようにする (youni suru) – Making an Effort Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To make an effort to…; to try to…; to make sure to… 🎯 Primary Function Expressing a conscious effort or intention to act in a certain way, often repeatedly or habitually. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (Dictionary form) + ようにする /

Japanese Grammar: ~ようになる (youni naru) – Expressing Change and Progress Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To reach a point where; to come to be; to become able to. 🎯 Primary Function Expressing a change in state, habit, or ability over a period of time. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (dictionary form / potential form) +

Japanese Grammar N4: ように / ような (Youni / Youna) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Like; as; similar to. 🎯 Primary Function To make comparisons, describe appearances, or provide examples. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (Plain/Dictionary form) + ように/ような i-Adjective + ように/ような na-Adjective + な + ように/ような Verb (nai-form) + ように/ような 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal

JLPT N4 Grammar Guide: ようだ (you da) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning It seems that… / It appears like… 🎯 Primary Function Expressing a subjective inference or conjecture based on observation or information. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb Plain Form] + ようだ [i-Adjective Plain Form] + ようだ [na-Adjective Stem] + な + ようだ [Verb/Adjective Nai-form]

Japanese Grammar: 予定だ (yotei da) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Plan to; Scheduled to; Expected to 🎯 Primary Function Expressing a pre-determined plan or schedule. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (Dictionary Form) + 予定だ / 予定です Not applicable. 予定だ is primarily used with verbs and nouns. Not applicable. 予定だ is primarily used with verbs and

Mastering the Comparison Particle: より (Yori) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Than; from. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate the object or point of comparison in a sentence. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (Dictionary form) + より / Noun + より Noun + より + I-adjective Noun + より + Na-adjective (+ だ/です) Noun + より

Japanese Grammar: やっと (yatto) – Expressing ‘At Last’ and ‘Finally’ Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Finally, at last, barely. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate that a desired result has been achieved after a long time, much effort, or difficulty. 📋 Grammar Structure やっと + [Verb (usually dictionary or past form)] やっと + [I-Adjective (past

Japanese Grammar: ～やすい (Yasui) – Easy to Do / Prone to Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘Yasui’ is a suffix added to the stem of a verb to indicate that something is ‘easy to do’ or has a ‘tendency/prone to happen’. 🎯 Primary Function Modifying a verb to express the ease of the action

Japanese Grammar: The “は〜が…” (Topic-Subject) Pattern Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘As for [Topic], the [Subject/Part] is [Property].’ This pattern is used to describe attributes, physical characteristics, preferences, or abilities. 🎯 Primary Function To define a general topic (wa) and then provide specific information about a sub-part or attribute (ga) of that topic. 📋

Japanese Passive Form: 受身形 (Ukemikei) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The passive form is used to describe an action from the perspective of the person or object receiving the action. 🎯 Primary Function To express that someone or something is affected by an action performed by another agent. 📋 Grammar Structure Group 1: Verb

Mastering the Japanese Grammar Pattern 「って」 (tte) – JLPT N4 Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning A multi-functional casual particle used for quotation, setting a topic, or reporting rumors. 🎯 Primary Function To simplify speech by replacing formal particles like ‘to’, ‘wa’, or ‘to iu no wa’ in casual conversation. 📋 Grammar Structure Plain form

Japanese Grammar: 続ける (tsudzukeru) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To continue, to keep doing, or to carry on with an action or state. 🎯 Primary Function Expresses the continuation of an action or a state over a period of time. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb Stem] 続ける / [Noun] を 続ける [Adjective -i] くなり続ける [Adjective

Japanese Grammar: Mastering “Tokoro” (ところ) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘Tokoro’ (ところ) literally means ‘place’, but as a grammar point, it functions to indicate a specific stage or point in time of an action. 🎯 Primary Function To describe the specific timing or stage of a verb’s action (aspect). 📋 Grammar Structure V-dictionary form

Japanese Grammar: とか～とか (toka… toka) Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning ‘And’, ‘or’, ‘such as’, or ‘things like’. 🎯 Primary Function To list multiple examples in a non-exhaustive way, implying there might be other items not mentioned. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb Plain form] + とか [I-adjective Plain form] + とか [Na-adjective Plain form] + とか