Japanese Grammar Database to Pass the JLPT
This is our complete JLPT grammar list for all of our Japanese grammar lessons from N5 to N1.
Each lesson is ranked according to appropriate JLPT grammar level and includes the meaning, translation notes, grammar structure, conjugations, example sentences, interactive aids and more.
You can also click on the level to see a list of grammar lessons for that level only.
Japanese grammar list for all JLPT levels
| # | English | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
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| 401 | sou mo nai | そうもない | very unlikely to | N3 |
| 402 | sou ni / sou na | そうに・そうな | seems like; looks like | N4 |
| 403 | sou ni nai | そうにない | extremely unlikely to | N3 |
| 404 | sou suru to | そうすると | having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way | N2 |
| 405 | sue ni | 末に（すえに） | as a conclusion of | N2 |
| 406 | sugiru | すぎる | too much | N5 |
| 407 | sunawachi | すなわち | in other words; namely | N3 |
| 408 | sura / de sura | すら / ですら | even (with emphasis) | N1 |
| 409 | ta bakari | たばかり | just finished; something just occurred | N4 |
| 410 | ta koto ga aru | たことがある | to have done something before | N5 |
| 411 | ta koto ni shite | たことにして | expresses a decision or news that does not reflect the truth | N1 |
| 412 | ta tokoro | たところ | just finished doing, was just doing | N4 |
| 413 | ta tokoro de | たところで | even if.. | N1 |
| 414 | ta totan | たとたん | as soon as; just as; expresses a feeling of unexpectedness or surprise after an event | N3 |
| 415 | tabi ni | たびに | whenever; every time | N3 |
| 416 | tadoushi & jidoushi | 他動詞 & 自動詞（たどうし & じどうし） | Transitive & Intransitive Verbs | N4 |
| 417 | taga saigo | たが最後（たがさいご） | once [A] occurs, [B] happens | N1 |
| 418 | tagaru | たがる | wants to do~ (third person) | N4 |
| 419 | tai | たい | want to do something | N5 |
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| 420 | tame ni | ために | for; in order to; for the benefit of; because of; as a result of | N3 |
| 421 | tara | たら | if, after, when | N4 |
| 422 | tara dou | たらどう | why don't you | N4 |
| 423 | tara ii | たらいい | it would be nice if; should; I hope | N3 |
| 424 | tara ii desu ka | たらいいですか | what should I do?; speaker seeking instructions from listener | N4 |
| 425 | tara~tade | たら～たで | whether or not | N1 |
| 426 | tari tomo | たりとも | (not) even; (not) any | N1 |
| 427 | tari~tari | たり～たり | do such things as A and B | N5 |
| 428 | taru | たる | (those) who are; (that) which is; | N1 |
| 429 | tashika ni | 確かに（たしかに） | surely, certainly | N3 |
| 430 | tatoe~temo | たとえ～ても | even if… is the case | N3 |
| 431 | tatoeba | 例えば（たとえば） | for example | N3 |
| 432 | tatte | たって | even if; even though; no matter how | N3 |
| 433 | te / de | て / で | conjunctive particle; so; because of [A], [B]... | N4 |
| 434 | te ageru | てあげる | to do for; to do a favor | N4 |
| 435 | te aru | てある | is/has been done (resulting state) | N5 |
| 436 | te bakari wa irarenai | てばかりはいられない | can’t keep doing something | N2 |
| 437 | te demo | てでも | even if I have to..; by all means | N2 |
| 438 | te goran | てごらん | (please) try to; (please) look | N3 |
| 439 | te hajimete | てはじめて | not until; only after [x] did I | N3 |
| 440 | te hoshii | てほしい | I want you to; need you to~ | N4 |
| 441 | te iku | ていく | to start; to continue; to go on | N4 |
| 442 | te irai | て以来（ていらい） | since | N2 |
| 443 | te iru | ている | ongoing action or current state | N5 |
| 444 | te ita | ていた | was doing something (past continuous) | N4 |
| 445 | te itadakemasen ka | ていただけませんか | could you please | N4 |
| 446 | te kara | てから | after doing~ | N5 |
| 447 | te koso | てこそ | now that; since (something happened) | N2 |
| 448 | te kudasai | てください | please do | N5 |
| 449 | te kureru | てくれる | to do a favor; do something for someone | N4 |
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| 450 | te kuru | てくる | to do… and come back; to become; to continue; to start | N4 |
| 451 | te made | てまで | even | N1 |
| 452 | te miru | てみる | try doing | N4 |
| 453 | te moraitai | てもらいたい | to express desire/want for something | N3 |
| 454 | te morau | てもらう | to get somebody to do something | N4 |
| 455 | te naranai | てならない | very; extremely | N2 |
| 456 | te oku | ておく | to do something in advance | N4 |
| 457 | te shimau | てしまう | to do something by accident, to finish completely | N4 |
| 458 | te shou ga nai/te shikata ga nai | てしょうがない・てしかたがない | can't help but~; very; extremely | N2 |
| 459 | te sumimasen | てすみません | I’m sorry for | N4 |
| 460 | te sumu | て済む（てすむ） | sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by | N3 |
| 461 | te tamaranai | てたまらない | can't help but do; dying to do; extremely | N2 |
| 462 | te touzen da | て当然だ（てとうぜんだ） | natural; as a matter of course | N2 |
| 463 | te wa ikenai | てはいけない | must not; may not; cannot | N5 |
| 464 | te yaru | てやる | to do for; to do a favor (casual) | N4 |
| 465 | te yokatta | てよかった | I’m glad that.. | N4 |
| 466 | teiru tokoro | ているところ | in the process of doing | N4 |
| 467 | temae | 手前（てまえ） | considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint | N1 |
| 468 | temo | ても | even; even if; even though | N4 |
| 469 | temo hajimaranai | ても始まらない（てもはじまらない） | it’s no use… | N1 |
| 470 | temo ii desu | てもいいです | is OK to..; is alright to..; may I..? | N5 |
| 471 | temo kamawanai | てもかまわない | it doesn't matter if ~ | N3 |
| 472 | tewa / dewa | ては / では | if; since; indicate repeating action | N1 |
| 473 | tewa~tewa | ては～ては | repetitive / consecutive action | N1 |
| 474 | to | と | whenever [A] happens, [B] also happens | N4 |
| 475 | to | と | and; with; as; connecting particle | N5 |
| 476 | to areba | とあれば | if; if it is the case that | N1 |
| 477 | to atte | とあって | because of; due to the fact | N1 |
| 478 | to douji ni | と同時に（とどうじに） | at the same time as; while; simultaneously | N2 |
| 479 | to ie domo | といえども | even; even if | N1 |
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| 480 | to ieba | と言えば（といえば） | speaking of; when you talk of; when you say; if it were the case that… | N3 |
| 481 | to ii | といい | it would be nice if; should; I hope | N3 |
| 482 | to ii~to ii | といい～といい | and; or; both; regarding | N1 |
| 483 | to ittemo | といっても | although I say; although one might say | N3 |
| 484 | to ittemo ii | と言ってもいい（といってもいい） | you could say; one might say | N4 |
| 485 | to iu | という | It is said; called thus | N4 |
| 486 | to iu ka | というか | or more precisely; or rather | N1 |
| 487 | to iu ka~to iu ka | というか～というか | not sure whether [A] or [B] | N1 |
| 488 | to iu koto | ということ | convert phrase into noun | N4 |
| 489 | to iu koto da | ということだ | I heard; It means that; It seems that | N3 |
| 490 | to iu koto wa | ということは | that is to say; so that means; in other words | N2 |
| 491 | to iu mono | というもの | during/over a period of time; since; after | N1 |
| 492 | to iu mono da | というものだ | something like~; something called~ | N2 |
| 493 | to iu nowa | というのは | means; the meaning of … is; because; that is to say | N3 |
| 494 | to iu to | と言うと（というと） | speaking of; when you talk of; when you say.. | N3 |
| 495 | to iu tokoro da | というところだ | about; approximately | N1 |
| 496 | to iu wake da | というわけだ | this means; this is why; it is the case that | N1 |
| 497 | to iu wake dewa nai | というわけではない | it’s not that; it doesn’t mean that | N1 |
| 498 | to iu yori | というより | rather than | N3 |
| 499 | to iwarete iru | と言われている（といわれている） | it is said that... | N4 |
| 500 | to iwazu | といわず | not only; both (without distinction) | N1 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (595)
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