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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| 501 | te koso | てこそ | now that; since (something happened) | N2 |
| 502 | te kudasai | てください | please do | N5 |
| 503 | te kureru | てくれる | to do a favor; do something for someone | N4 |
| 504 | te kuru | てくる | to do… and come back; to become; to continue; to start~ | N4 |
| 505 | te made | てまで | even; will go far so as to~ | N2 |
| 506 | te miru | てみる | try doing | N4 |
| 507 | te morau | てもらう | to get somebody to do something | N4 |
| 508 | te naranai | てならない | can't help but; dying to; extremely~ | N2 |
| 509 | te oku | ておく | to do something in advance | N4 |
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| 510 | te shimau / chau | てしまう / ちゃう | to do something by accident, to finish completely | N4 |
| 511 | 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 | N3 |
| 512 | te sumimasen | てすみません | I’m sorry for | N4 |
| 513 | te sumu | て済む（てすむ） | sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by~ | N3 |
| 514 | te tamaranai | てたまらない | can't help but; dying to; extremely~ | N2 |
| 515 | te touzen da | て当然だ（てとうぜんだ） | natural; as a matter of course | N2 |
| 516 | te wa ikenai | てはいけない | must not; may not; cannot | N5 |
| 517 | te wa ikenai kara | てはいけないから | in order to not~; to prevent a negative situation | N3 |
| 518 | te yaru | てやる | to do for; to do a favor (casual) | N4 |
| 519 | te yokatta | てよかった | I’m glad that.. | N4 |
| 520 | teiru baai janai | ている場合じゃない（ているばあいじゃない） | this is no time to be doing~ | N3 |
| 521 | teiru tokoro | ているところ | in the process of doing | N4 |
| 522 | teki | 的（てき） | change noun into na-adjective (-ish; -like; -ish) | N3 |
| 523 | temae | 手前（てまえ） | considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint | N1 |
| 524 | temo | ても | even; even if; even though~ | N4 |
| 525 | temo hajimaranai | ても始まらない（てもはじまらない） | even if you... it’s no use; there is no point to~ | N3 |
| 526 | temo ii desu | てもいいです | is OK to..; is alright to..; may I..? | N5 |
| 527 | temo kamawanai | てもかまわない | it doesn't matter if ~ | N3 |
| 528 | temo shou ga nai / temo shikata ga nai | てもしょうがない / てもしかたがない | there's no point to~; it's no use to~; it cannot be helped | N3 |
| 529 | tewa / dewa | ては / では | whenever; if; when~; repetitive action | N2 |
| 530 | tewa irarenai | てはいられない | can’t afford to; unable to~ | N2 |
| 531 | tewa naranai | てはならない | must not; cannot; should not~ | N2 |
| 532 | tewa~tewa | ては～ては | repetitive situations/actions | N2 |
| 533 | to | と | whenever [A] happens, [B] also happens | N4 |
| 534 | to | と | and; with; as; connecting particle | N5 |
| 535 | to areba | とあれば | if; if it is the case that | N1 |
| 536 | to atte | とあって | because of; due to the fact | N1 |
| 537 | to bakari ni | とばかりに | as if to say; as though~ | N1 |
| 538 | to douji ni | と同時に（とどうじに） | at the same time as; while; simultaneously~ | N2 |
| 539 | to ie domo | といえども | even; even if | N1 |
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| 540 | 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 |
| 541 | to ii / tara ii | といい / たらいい | it would be nice if; should; I hope~ | N3 |
| 542 | to ii~to ii | といい～といい | and; or; both; regarding | N1 |
| 543 | to itta | といった | like; such as~ | N2 |
| 544 | to ittemo | といっても | although I say; although one might say~ | N3 |
| 545 | to ittemo ii | と言ってもいい（といってもいい） | you could say; one might say; I'd say~ | N4 |
| 546 | to iu | という | called; named; that~ | N4 |
| 547 | to iu fuu ni | というふうに | in such a way that~ | N2 |
| 548 | to iu ka | というか | or more precisely; or rather | N1 |
| 549 | to iu ka~to iu ka | というか～というか | not sure whether [A] or [B] | N1 |
| 550 | to iu koto | ということ | convert phrase into noun | N4 |
| 551 | to iu koto da | ということだ | I heard~; it means that~; in other words~ | N3 |
| 552 | to iu koto wa | ということは | that is to say; so that means; in other words~ | N2 |
| 553 | to iu mono | というもの | during/over a period of time; since; after~ | N1 |
| 554 | to iu mono da | というものだ | something like; something called~ | N2 |
| 555 | to iu mono dewa nai | というものではない | there is no guarantee that…; not necessarily~ | N2 |
| 556 | to iu nowa | というのは | this means; the meaning of … is; because; that is to say~ | N3 |
| 557 | to iu to | と言うと（というと） | speaking of; when you talk of; when you say~ | N3 |
| 558 | to iu tokoro da | というところだ | about; approximately | N1 |
| 559 | to iu wake da | というわけだ | this means; this is why; it is the case that | N1 |
| 560 | to iu wake dewa nai | というわけではない | it’s not that; it doesn’t mean that | N1 |
| 561 | to iu yori | というより | rather than~ | N3 |
| 562 | to iwarete iru | と言われている（といわれている） | it is said that~ | N4 |
| 563 | to iwazu | といわず | not only; both (without distinction) | N1 |
| 564 | to kangaerareru | と考えられる（とかんがえられる） | one can think that; it is conceivable that; considered~ | N2 |
| 565 | to kiita | と聞いた（ときいた） | I heard... | N4 |
| 566 | to mieru / to miete | とみえる / とみえて | it seems that~ | N3 |
| 567 | to mirareru | とみられる | regarded as; appears/expected to.. | N1 |
| 568 | to miru to | とみると | upon realizing | N1 |
| 569 | to naru to / to nareba | となると / となれば | once/when something happens | N1 |
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| 570 | to omoikiya | と思いきや | To think [A], but [B] | N1 |
| 571 | to omou | と思う（とおもう） | to think…; I think…; you think… | N4 |
| 572 | to sareru | とされる | is considered to; it is said that~ | N1 |
| 573 | to shitatte | としたって | even if.. | N1 |
| 574 | to sureba / to shitara / to suru to | とすれば・としたら・とすると | in the case of~; assuming~; if A then B | N3 |
| 575 | to tomo ni | と共に（とともに） | together with; at the same time as; as well as~ | N3 |
| 576 | tochuu de / tochuu ni | 途中で/途中に（とちゅうで/とちゅうに） | on the way; in the middle of~ | N3 |
| 577 | toka (de) | とか（で） | I heard that~ | N2 |
| 578 | toka~toka | とか～とか | among other things; such as; like~ | N4 |
| 579 | toki | とき | when; at this time | N5 |
| 580 | tokku ni | とっくに | long ago; already; a long time ago | N2 |
| 581 | tokoro | ところ | just about to; on the verge of doing something | N4 |
| 582 | tokoro datta | ところだった | was just about to do something; something almost happened | N2 |
| 583 | tokoro de | ところで | by the way~ | N3 |
| 584 | tokoro ga | ところが | even so; however; even though~ | N3 |
| 585 | tokoro ni | ところに | at the time; just as I was~ | N2 |
| 586 | tokoro o miru to | ところを見ると（ところをみると） | judging from; seeing that~ | N2 |
| 587 | tokoro wo | ところを | although/despite a certain time/situation | N1 |
| 588 | tomo | とも | even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though~ | N2 |
| 589 | tomo arou | ともあろう | of all people (expression showing surprise at a high standing person's misbehavior) | N1 |
| 590 | tomo~tomo | とも～とも | unable to draw a conclusion; unable to judge | N1 |
| 591 | tomonaku | ともなく | uncertainty; lack of intent | N1 |
| 592 | toori ni | とおりに | in the same way as; in the way; as~ | N3 |
| 593 | toosu | 通す（とおす） | to do until the end; to continually do; through~ | N3 |
| 594 | toshite | として | as~; in the role of~ | N3 |
| 595 | toshitemo | としても | assuming; even if~ | N2 |
| 596 | totemo | とても | very; awfully; exceedingly | N5 |
| 597 | totemo~nai | とても～ない | cannot possibly be; hardly~ | N3 |
| 598 | towa | とは | indicates word or phrase being defined with emphasis/surprise | N1 |
| 599 | towa kagiranai | とは限らない（とはかぎらない） | not necessarily so; is not always true | N3 |
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| 600 | towaie | とはいえ | although; nonetheless; be that as it may | N1 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (676)
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