Today we will show you over 130 JLPT N3 Grammar structures you need to prepare for the test. The grammar structures are coming with detail guideline and some example sentences.
Click on each grammar to find out how to use and examples sentences.
| っぱなし (ppanashi): Leaving (something) on, leaving (something) still in use |
おかげで (okage de): Thanks to a, b happens; because of a, b (something good) happens |
| をはじめ (o hajime): For example, starting with |
の間に (no aida ni): While, during (the time when) |
| によって / による (ni yotte / ni yoru): By means of, due to, owing to, because of |
によると / によれば (ni yoru to / ni yoreba): According to |
| につれ / につれて (ni tsure / ni tsurete): As, in proportion to, with, as… then… |
について (ni tsuite): Concerning, regarding |
| ばかりか/ばかりでなく (bakari ka / bakari denaku): Not only… but also, as well as |
にとって (ni totte): To, for, concerning, as far as … is concerned |
| として (toshite): As (i.e. in the role of) |
に対して (ni taishite): In regard to; in contrast to; whereas; to |
| にしても (ni shite mo): Even, even if |
にしては (ni shite wa): For; considering it’s (something or someone) |
| において/における (ni oite/ni okeru): In, on, at (place); as for, regarding |
に比べて (ni kurabete): Compared to, in comparison to |
| にかわって/にかわり (ni kawatte/ni kawari): Instead of, on behalf of |
に関する / に関して (ni kansuru / ni kanshite): Concerning, about, with regard to, related to, in relation to |
| にかけて (ni kakete): Over (a period of time), through, concerning |
に違いない (ni chigai nai): I’m sure, no doubt that, without a doubt |
| ばかりだ (bakari da): Continue to (similar to 一方だ) |
としたら/とすれば (to shitara/to sureba): If it were the case that…, if we assume… |
| んだって (ndatte): I hear that… |
なぜなら/なぜかというと (nazenara/naze ka toiuto): Because; the reason is; if you want to know why |
| なんて (nante): Such as, things like |
ないことはない (nai koto wa nai): Can; …is not impossible |
| ながらも (nagara mo): But, although, despite |
向け (muke): Intended for; aimed at; oriented towards |
| 向き (muki): Suitable for |
もしかしたら (moshikashitara): Perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance |
| ものだ (mono da): Used to do something; of course |
もの (mono): Because; indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction |
| とおり (toori): In the same way as, in the way, as |
ばかり (bakari) – 1: Only, nothing but |
| めったに～ない (metta ni~nai): Hardly, rarely, seldom |
まるで (marude): As if; as though; just like |
| まま (mama): As it is |
くせに (kuse ni): Even though, and yet, in spite of |
| くらい (kurai) – 2: To the extent that, so much… that |
ことはない (koto wa nai): There is no need to; never happens |
| ことにする (koto ni suru): Decide to |
ことになる (koto ni naru): It has been decided that… |
| ことに (koto ni): To my…; ~ly |
ところが (tokoro ga): Even so, however, even though |
| ことから (koto kara): From the fact that… |
ばいい (ba ii): Should, can, it’d be good if |
| ことか (koto ka): How…!; what…! |
ことがある (koto ga aru): There are times when; (something) happens on occasions |
| ことだ (koto da): Should (used when giving suggestions or advice) |
こと (koto) – 2: (must) do |
| こそ (koso): For sure (emphasize preceding word) |
きり (kiri): Only, just, since, after |
| 切れない (kirenai): Being too many or too much to finish or complete |
切る (kiru): To do something completely to the end |
| ところで (tokoro de): By the way |
決して～ない (kesshite~nai): Never; by no means; not in the least; in no way |
| っけ (kke): What is… again? |
ば~ほど (ba~hodo): The more… the more |
| 代わりに (kawari ni): Instead of, in exchange for, to make up for |
から言うと (kara iu to): In terms of; from the point of view of |
| かけ (kake): Half-; not yet finished; in the middle of |
一方で (ippou de): On one hand, on the other hand |
| 一方だ (ippou da): More and more, continue to |
いくら～ても (ikura~temo): No matter how |
| ほど~ない (hodo~nai): Is not as… as |
というより (to iu yori): Rather than |
| ほど (hodo): To the extent that, so much… that; the more |
気味 (gimi): -like, -looking |
| がたい (gatai): Hard to, difficult to |
あまりに (amari ni): Too…; so much… that; too much; excessively |
| がち (gachi): Apt to do, tend to do |
ふりをする (furi o suru): To pretend, to act as if |
| どんなに～ても (donna ni~temo): No matter how |
どころか (dokoro ka): Far from, anything but, let alone, much less |
| だらけ (darake): Covered all over in, full of |
だけ (dake) – 2: As much as |
| というと/といえば/といったら (toiuto / toieba / toittara): If it were the case that… |
中 (chuu/juu): During, throughout |
| ずにはいられない (zu ni wa irarenai): Can’t help but feel, can’t help but do |
ずに (zuni): Without doing |
| ようとしない (you to shinai): To not try to, to not try to make an effort to |
ようとする (you to suru): Try to, be about to |
| べつに～ない (betsuni~nai): Not really, not particularly |
ように (you ni): In order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; hoping or wishing for something |
| ような気がする (you na ki ga suru): Have a feeling that…, think that… |
わりに (wari ni): For, despite, although, unexpectedly |
| わけにはいかない (wake niwa ikanai): must not, cannot afford to, can’t very well; must, have no choice but to |
べき/べきだ (beki/beki da): Must, should, ought to |
| わけがない (wake ga nai): There is no way that…, it is impossible for… |
わけではない (wake dewa nai): It doesn’t mean that; it is not the case that; i don’t mean that; it is |
| わけだ (wake da): The fact is, for that reason, as you’d expect, as you know |
上で (ue de): after |
| うちに (uchi ni): While, before, during |
と共に (to tomo ni): Together with |
| べきではない (beki dewa nai): Must not do, should not do |
というのは (to iu no wa): Means; is; because; that is to say |
| ということだ (to iu koto da): I’ve heard that…; rumor has it that… |
という (to iu): Called, named |
| といっても (to ittemo): Although i say; although one might say; although called |
つまり (tsumari): In other words; that is to say |
| てもかまわない (te mo kamawanai): It doesn’t matter if… |
てはじめて (te hajimete): Not until, only after… did i |
| てごらん (te goran): (please) try to, (please) look |
たとたん (ta totan): Just (now, at the moment), as soon as |
| たとえ～ても (tatoe~temo): Even if… is the case |
たらいい/といい (tara ii/to ii): It would be nice if, i hope, should |
| ばよかった (ba yokatta): Should have, it would have been better if…, i wish… |
ために (tame ni) – 2: Because of, as a result of |
| ために (tame ni) – 1: For, for the sake of, in order to, for the benefit of |
たびに (tabi ni): Each time, every time, whenever (something happens) |
| ついでに (tsuide ni): While (you) are at it; on the occasion |
そうもない (sou mo nai): Very unlikely to |
| その結果 (sono kekka): As a result |
しかない (shika nai): Have no choice but |
| 次第 (shidai): As soon as, dependent upon |
せいで/せいか (seide/seika): Because of |
| 最中に (saichuu ni): In the middle of |
さえ ~ ば (sae ~ ba): If only ~ then; as long as; the only thing ~ need is |
| ばかりに (bakari ni): Simply because, simply on account of => negative result |
さえ (sae): Even |
| っぽい (ppoi): -ish, -like |
とは限らない (to wa kagiranai): Not necessarily so; is not always true |
| あまり (amari): So much… that |
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