This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1.
The JLPT N1 Grammar List lessons are arranged in English romaji alphabetical order.
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| # | Grammar Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | omoi o suru | 思いをする（おもいをする） | to think; to feel ~ |
| 162 | ori ni | 折に（おりに） | when; at the time; on the occasion ~ |
| 163 | oyoso | およそ | about; roughly; generally; approximately; completely ~ |
| 164 | sa | さ | ending particle; indicates assertion |
| 165 | samo | さも | really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; as if ~ |
| 166 | samonaito | さもないと | otherwise; or else; if not ~ |
| 167 | sazo | さぞ | surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed ~ |
| 168 | shimatsu da | 始末だ（しまつだ） | end up; in the end; as a result (negative) |
| 169 | soba kara | そばから | as soon as; right after ~ |
| 170 | sobireru | そびれる | to miss a chance; to fail to do ~ |
| 171 | sokonau / sokoneru / sonjiru | 損なう / 損ねる / 損じる（そこなう / そこねる / そんじる） | to do something wrong; by mistake; to miss a chance; to fail to ~ |
| 172 | sube ga nai | 術がない（すべがない） | there is no way / means; cannot do ~ |
| 173 | sura / de sura | すら / ですら | even ~ (with emphasis) |
| 174 | ta hazumi ni / ta hyoushi ni | た弾みに / た拍子に（たはずみに / たひょうしに） | the moment [A], unintentionally / inadvertently caused something to happen |
| 175 | ta koto ni suru / ta koto ni naru | たことにする / たことになる | pretend to; see things as untrue; contrary to the truth ~ |
| 176 | ta tokoro de | たところで | even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) |
| 177 | ta tsumori wa nai | たつもりはない | have no intention to / didn't mean to ~ |
| 178 | tada~nomi da | ただ～のみだ | all we can do is; can do nothing but; only ~ |
| 179 | tameshi ga nai | ためしがない | is never the case; has never happened; I have never seen or heard of ~ |
| 180 | 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 |
| 181 | tara~tade | たら～たで | if / in the case... of course / should ~ |
| 182 | tara~tokoro da | たら～ところだ | if... (counterfactual condition), then would be ~ |
| 183 | tari tomo | たりとも | not even; not any ~ |
| 184 | taru mono / taru | たるもの / たる | (those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of ... should ~ |
| 185 | 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 ~ |
| 186 | te kara to iu mono | てからというもの | ever since ~ |
| 187 | te miseru | てみせる | I’ll do my best; I'll definitely do; I'll show you ~ |
| 188 | te shikaru beki da | てしかるべきだ | should; appropriate; it is natural to do ~ |
| 189 | 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 ~ |
| 190 | te yamanai | てやまない | always; never stop; can’t help but ~ |
| 191 | temae | 手前（てまえ） | considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint |
| 192 | temo dou ni mo naranai | てもどうにもならない | it's no use; can't do anything |
| 193 | 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) |
| 194 | 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 |
| 195 | to aimatte | と相まって（とあいまって） | together with..., more; because of the influence of..., more ~ |
| 196 | to areba | とあれば | if it is the case that; if ~ |
| 197 | to atte | とあって | due to the fact that; because of ~ |
| 198 | to bakari ni | とばかりに | as if to say; as though~ |
| 199 | to ie domo | といえども | even if; even though; despite ~ |
| 200 | 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 ~ |
JLPT N1 Grammar List total: (253)
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