This is a complete list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for and pass the N4 Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
Although there is no official JLPT N4 grammar list, most grammar points that have been featured on previous tests are included in this list.
Each lesson is arranged in English romaji alphabetical order. In total, there are over 131 grammar lessons that you need to know in order to pass the N4.
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| # | Grammar Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | made ni | までに | by; by the time; indicates time limit |
| 42 | mama | まま | as it is; current state; without changing~ |
| 43 | matawa | または | both; or; otherwise; choice between [A] or [B] |
| 44 | mitai da | みたいだ | like, similar to, resembling |
| 45 | mitai na | みたいな | like, similar to~ |
| 46 | mitai ni | みたいに | like; similar to~ |
| 47 | mo | も | as many as; as much as; up to; nearly~ |
| 48 | na | な | don’t ~ (order somebody to not do something) |
| 49 | nado | など | such as, things like~ |
| 50 | nagara | ながら | while; during; as; simultaneously |
| 51 | nakanaka~nai | なかなか～ない | not easy to; struggling to; not able to~ |
| 52 | nakereba ikenai | なければいけない | must do something; have to do something |
| 53 | nakereba naranai | なければならない | must do something; have to do something |
| 54 | nara | なら | if; in the case that~ |
| 55 | nasai | なさい | do this (soft/firm command) |
| 56 | nasaru | なさる | to do (honorific) |
| 57 | ni ki ga tsuku | に気がつく（にきがつく） | to notice; to realize |
| 58 | ni mieru | にみえる | to look; to seem; to appear |
| 59 | ni suru | にする | to make something ~ |
| 60 | nikui | にくい | difficult to do~ |
| 61 | no naka de | の中で（のなかで） | in; among~ |
| 62 | noni | のに | although, in spite of, even though~ |
| 63 | noni | のに | to (do something); in order to~ |
| 64 | nowa~da | のは〜だ | [A] is [B]; the reason for [A] is [B] |
| 65 | o~kudasai | お～ください | please do (honorific) |
| 66 | o~ni naru | お～になる | to do (honorific) |
| 67 | oki ni | おきに | repeated at intervals, every~ |
| 68 | owaru | 終わる（おわる） | to finish; to end~ |
| 69 | rareru | られる | potential form; ability or inability to do something |
| 70 | rashii | らしい | it seems like; I heard; apparently~ |
| 71 | sa | さ | -ness ; nominalizer for adjective |
| 72 | sakki | さっき | some time ago; just now |
| 73 | saserareru | させられる | causative-passive; to be made to do something |
| 74 | saseru | させる | causative form; to make/let somebody do something |
| 75 | sasete kudasai | させてください | please let me do |
| 76 | sasuga | さすが | as one would expect; as is to be expected; even~ |
| 77 | shi | し | and; and what’s more; emphasis~ |
| 78 | sonna ni | そんなに | so much; so; like that |
| 79 | sore demo | それでも | but still; and yet; even so~ |
| 80 | sore ni | それに | besides; in addition; also; moreover~ |
JLPT N4 Grammar List total: (132)
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