This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4.
The JLPT N4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aida ni | 間に（あいだに） | while, during (the time when) |
| 2 | amari~nai | あまり～ない | not very, not much |
| 3 | ato de | 後で（あとで） | after ~; later |
| 4 | ba | ば | if… then (conditional) |
| 5 | baai wa | 場合は（ばあいは） | in the event of |
| 6 | dake de | だけで | just by; just by doing |
| 7 | de gozaimasu | でございます | to be (honorific) |
| 8 | demo | でも | ... or something |
| 9 | dewa nai ka | ではないか | right?; isn't it? |
| 10 | gari | がり | personality; tend to~; sensitivity towards~ |
| 11 | garu; gatteiru | がる・がっている | to show signs of; to appear; to feel, to think |
| 12 | gozaimasu | ございます | to be, to exist (the polite form of いる/ある) |
| 13 | hajimeru | 始める（はじめる） | to start; to begin to ~ |
| 14 | hazu da | はずだ | it must be; it should be (expectation) |
| 15 | hazu ga nai | はずがない | cannot be (impossible) |
| 16 | hitsuyou ga aru | 必要がある（ひつようがある） | need to; it is necessary to |
| 17 | janai ka | じゃないか | right?; isn't it? |
| 18 | ka dou ka | かどうか | whether or not |
| 19 | ka shira | かしら | I wonder |
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| 20 | kamo shirenai | かもしれない | might; perhaps; indicates possibility |
| 21 | kana | かな | I wonder; should I? |
| 22 | koto | こと | Verb nominalizer |
| 23 | koto ga aru | ことがある | there are times when |
| 24 | koto ga dekiru | ことができる | can; able to |
| 25 | koto ni naru | ことになる | It has been decided that..; it turns out that.. |
| 26 | koto ni suru | ことにする | to decide on |
| 27 | kyuu ni | 急に（きゅうに） | suddenly |
| 28 | made ni | までに | by; by the time; indicates time limit |
| 29 | nagara | ながら | while; during; as; simultaneously |
| 30 | nakereba naranai | なければならない | must do something; have to do something |
| 31 | nara | なら | if; in the case that ~ |
| 32 | ni mieru | にみえる | to look; to seem; to appear |
| 33 | nikui | にくい | difficult to do |
| 34 | o~kudasai | お～ください | please do (honorific) |
| 35 | o~ni naru | お～になる | to do (honorific) |
| 36 | owaru | 終わる（おわる） | to finish; to end |
| 37 | rareru | られる | able to do something / passive voice |
| 38 | saserareru | させられる | to be made to do something (passive causative) |
| 39 | saseru | させる | to make/let somebody do something |
| 40 | shi | し | and; and what’s more |
JLPT N4 Grammar List total: (64)
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