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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| 601 | tamae | たまえ | do~; order somebody to do something | N2 |
| 602 | tame ni | ために | for; in order to; for the benefit of; because of; as a result of ~ | N3 |
| 603 | tameshi ga nai | ためしがない | is never the case; has never happened; I have never seen or heard of ~ | N1 |
| 604 | tara | たら | if; after; when ~ | N4 |
| 605 | tara dou | たらどう | why don't you; how about ~ (used to give advice) | N4 |
| 606 | tara ii desu ka | たらいいですか | what should I do?; speaker seeking instructions from listener | N4 |
| 607 | tara saigo / taga saigo | たら最後 / たが最後（たらさいご / たがさいご） | if you do... negative result | N1 |
| 608 | tara~tade | たら～たで | if / in the case... of course / should ~ | N1 |
| 609 | tara~tokoro da | たら～ところだ | if... (counterfactual condition), then would be ~ | N1 |
| 610 | tari tomo | たりとも | not even; not any ~ | N1 |
| 611 | tari~tari | たり～たり | do such things as A and B | N5 |
| 612 | taru mono / taru | たるもの / たる | (those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of ... should ~ | N1 |
| 613 | tashika ni | 確かに（たしかに） | surely, certainly ~ | N3 |
| 614 | tate | たて | just done; freshly done; newly done | N3 |
| 615 | tatoe~temo | たとえ～ても | even if… is the case | N3 |
| 616 | tatoeba | 例えば（たとえば） | for example; for instance ~ | N3 |
| 617 | tatte | たって | even if; even though; no matter how ~ | N3 |
| 618 | te / de | て / で | conjunctive particle; so; because of [A], [B]... | N4 |
| 619 | te ageru | てあげる | to do for; to do a favor | N4 |
| 620 | te aru | てある | is/has been done (resulting state) | N5 |
| 621 | te bakari iru | てばかりいる | only; nothing but ~ | N3 |
| 622 | te bakari wa irarenai | てばかりはいられない | can’t keep doing ~ | N2 |
| 623 | te demo | てでも | even if I have to; by all means ~ | N2 |
| 624 | te goran | てごらん | (please) try to; (please) look | N3 |
| 625 | te hajimete | てはじめて | not until; only after [x] did I | N3 |
| 626 | te hoshii | てほしい | I want you to; need you to ~ | N4 |
| 627 | te iku | ていく | to start; to continue; to go on | N4 |
| 628 | te irai | て以来（ていらい） | since; henceforth ~ | N2 |
| 629 | te iru | ている | ongoing action or current state | N5 |
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| 630 | te ita | ていた | was doing something (past continuous) | N4 |
| 631 | te itadakemasen ka | ていただけませんか | could you please ~ | N4 |
| 632 | te ite wa | ていては | if one keeps doing ~ | N2 |
| 633 | te kanawanai | て敵わない（てかなわない） | can't bear to; unable to; troublesome to; can’t stand to ~ | N1 |
| 634 | te kara | てから | after doing ~ | N5 |
| 635 | te kara de nai to | てからでないと | must first do; cannot do without first doing ~ | N3 |
| 636 | te kara to iu mono | てからというもの | ever since ~ | N1 |
| 637 | te koso | てこそ | now that; since (something happened) | N2 |
| 638 | te kudasai | てください | please do | N5 |
| 639 | te kureru | てくれる | to do a favor; do something for someone | N4 |
| 640 | te kuru | てくる | to do… and come back; to become; to continue; to start ~ | N4 |
| 641 | te made | てまで | even; will go far so as to ~ | N2 |
| 642 | te miru | てみる | try doing | N4 |
| 643 | te miseru | てみせる | I’ll do my best; I'll definitely do; I'll show you ~ | N1 |
| 644 | te morau | てもらう | to get somebody to do something | N4 |
| 645 | te naranai | てならない | can't help but; dying to; extremely ~ | N2 |
| 646 | te oku | ておく | to do something in advance | N4 |
| 647 | te shikaru beki da | てしかるべきだ | should; appropriate; it is natural to do ~ | N1 |
| 648 | te shimau / chau | てしまう / ちゃう | to do something by accident, to finish completely | N4 |
| 649 | 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 |
| 650 | te sumimasen | てすみません | I’m sorry for | N4 |
| 651 | te sumu | て済む（てすむ） | sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by ~ | N3 |
| 652 | te sumu koto dewa nai | て済むことではない（てすむことではない） | ~ is not enough to solve the problem; cannot be resolved by ~ | N1 |
| 653 | te tamaranai | てたまらない | can't help but; dying to; extremely ~ | N2 |
| 654 | te touzen da | て当然だ（てとうぜんだ） | natural; as a matter of course | N2 |
| 655 | te wa ikenai | てはいけない | must not; may not; cannot | N5 |
| 656 | te wa ikenai kara | てはいけないから | in order to not~; to prevent a negative situation | N3 |
| 657 | te yamanai | てやまない | always; never stop; can’t help but ~ | N1 |
| 658 | te yaru | てやる | to do for; to do a favor (casual) | N4 |
| 659 | te yokatta | てよかった | I’m glad that ~ | N4 |
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| 660 | 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 |
| 661 | teiru tokoro | ているところ | in the process of doing | N4 |
| 662 | teki | 的（てき） | change noun into na-adjective or adverb | N3 |
| 663 | temae | 手前（てまえ） | considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint | N1 |
| 664 | temo | ても | even; even if; even though ~ | N4 |
| 665 | temo dou ni mo naranai | てもどうにもならない | it's no use; can't do anything | N1 |
| 666 | 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 |
| 667 | temo ii desu | てもいいです | is OK to ~; is alright to ~; may I ~? | N5 |
| 668 | temo kamawanai | ても構わない（てもかまわない） | it doesn't matter if ~ | N3 |
| 669 | temo sashitsukaenai | ても差し支えない（てもさしつかえない） | can ~; it’s okay if ~ (indicates permission or compromise) | N1 |
| 670 | temo shiranai | ても知らない（てもしらない） | if (you) continue... you'll end up / I don't care about it | N1 |
| 671 | 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 |
| 672 | tewa / dewa | ては / では | whenever; if; when~; repetitive action | N2 |
| 673 | tewa irarenai | てはいられない | can’t afford to; unable to ~ | N2 |
| 674 | tewa naranai | てはならない | must not; cannot; should not ~ | N2 |
| 675 | tewa~tewa | ては～ては | repetitive situations/actions | N2 |
| 676 | to | と | whenever [A] happens, [B] also happens | N4 |
| 677 | to | と | and; with; as; connecting particle | N5 |
| 678 | to aimatte | と相まって（とあいまって） | together with..., more; because of the influence of..., more ~ | N1 |
| 679 | to areba | とあれば | if it is the case that; if ~ | N1 |
| 680 | to atte | とあって | due to the fact that; because of ~ | N1 |
| 681 | to bakari ni | とばかりに | as if to say; as though~ | N1 |
| 682 | to douji ni | と同時に（とどうじに） | at the same time as; while; simultaneously ~ | N2 |
| 683 | to ie domo | といえども | even if; even though; despite ~ | N1 |
| 684 | 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 |
| 685 | to ienaku mo nai | と言えなくもない（といえなくもない） | one can even say that; it can also be said that ~ | N1 |
| 686 | to ii / tara ii | といい / たらいい | it would be nice if; should; I hope ~ | N3 |
| 687 | to ii~to ii | といい～といい | both ... and; not only ... also; whether it be ... or ~ | N1 |
| 688 | to itta | といった | like; such as ~ | N2 |
| 689 | to ittara nai | といったらない | extremely; very; nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be | N1 |
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| 690 | to ittemo | といっても | although I say; although one might say ~ | N3 |
| 691 | 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 |
| 692 | to iu | という | all; every single ~ (no exceptions) | N1 |
| 693 | to iu | という | called; named; that ~ | N4 |
| 694 | to iu fuu ni | というふうに | in such a way that ~ | N2 |
| 695 | to iu ka~to iu ka | というか～というか | or rather; or perhaps I should say; I mean ~ | N1 |
| 696 | to iu koto | ということ | convert phrase into noun | N4 |
| 697 | to iu koto da | ということだ | I heard; it means that; in other words ~ | N3 |
| 698 | to iu koto wa | ということは | that is to say; so that means; in other words ~ | N2 |
| 699 | to iu mono | というもの | during; for; since; over a period of time | N1 |
| 700 | to iu mono da | というものだ | something like; something called ~ | N2 |
Total JLPT Japanese Grammar Lessons (848)
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