This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3.
The JLPT N3 Grammar List lessons are arranged in English romaji alphabetical order.
Click on the lesson link for detailed notes about grammar structure, how-to-use, conjugations, example sentences, interactive aids, and more.
| # | Grammar Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | uchi ni | うちに | while; before; doing |
| 122 | wa mochiron | はもちろん | not to mention; not only; but also |
| 123 | wake da | わけだ | for that reason; no wonder; as you’d expect |
| 124 | wake dewa nai | わけではない | it doesn’t mean that; it is not the case that; I don’t mean that; it is not true that |
| 125 | wake ga nai | わけがない | there is no way that…; it is impossible to… |
| 126 | wake niwa ikanai | わけにはいかない | must not; cannot afford to; must, have no choice but to |
| 127 | wari ni | 割に（わりに） | in comparison (expresses an unexpected feeling) |
| 128 | yorimo | よりも | in comparison to; rather than |
| 129 | you na ki ga suru | ような気がする（ようなきがする） | have a feeling that; think that |
| 130 | you ni | ように | in order to, so that |
| 131 | you ni mieru | ように見える（ようにみえる） | to look; to seem; to appear |
| 132 | you to shinai | ようとしない | not try to; not make an effort to |
| 133 | you to suru | ようとする | try to; be about to |
| 134 | zu ni wa irarenai | ずにはいられない | can’t help but feel; can’t help but do; must do |
| 135 | zuni | ずに | without doing |
JLPT N3 Grammar List total: (135)
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*NOTE* This is not a complete list of every JLPT grammar yet.
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