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Japanese grammar

710 grammar points and 48 comparisons, from JLPT N5 to N1. Each page says what a form means, how to build it and when to use it, with sentences you can listen to.

Comparisons35 comparisons

  • Ways to say "because"JLPT N5–N4から・ので・んです・て・なくて・で・ため・ために
  • "Even if" and "even though"JLPT N4–N3ても・でも・のに・くせに・どんなに～ても・いくら～ても・たとえ～ても・たとえ～でも・たって
  • "And" and "things like"JLPT N5–N4と・や・て-form・たり～たりする・とか～とか・など・なんか・し
  • "May I?", "you can" and "you don't have to"JLPT N5–N1てもいい・てはいけない・ちゃいけない・なくてもいい・てもかまわない・なくてもかまわない
  • Asking someone to do somethingJLPT N5–N2て・てくれない・てもらえない・てほしい・てちょうだい・ください・てもらってもいいですか
  • Giving orders and saying "don't"JLPT N5–N1なさい・てはいけない・ちゃいけない・てごらん・書け・食べろ・しろ・来い・な・ように・ことだ・こと

Grammar points245 grammar points

The levels are Kotomora's study groupings. The JLPT does not publish a fixed list of grammar points for the current test. See the official JLPT FAQ.