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.
Comparisons4 comparisons
- Ways to say "only"JLPT N5–N2だけ・しか~ない・ばかり・きり・っきり・のみ・にすぎない・でしかない・ただの・たった
- Thanks to, the fault of, all becauseJLPT N3おかげで・おかげだ・せいで・せいだ・ばかりに
- Ways to say "not only"JLPT N4–N1だけでなく・ばかりでなく・のみならず・はもちろん・はもとより・ばかりか・上(に)・に加えて
- About to, in the middle of, just didJLPT N5–N2ところだ・ている・たばかりだ・ところだった・かけ・かける・最中だ・最中に
Grammar points12 grammar points
- ばかりnothing but; aboutJLPT N3
- ばかりでなくnot only … but alsoJLPT N3
- ばかりだjust keeps getting (worse)JLPT N3
- ばかりにjust because; all becauseJLPT N3
- ばかりかnot only … but evenJLPT N2
- たばかりだonly just; just (did)JLPT N4
- てはいられない・
てばかりはいられないcan't go on …ingJLPT N2 - るばかりだ・
るばかりにしてある・ るばかりになっているall that's left is to…JLPT N1 - んばかりだ・
んばかりに・ んばかりのas if about toWrittenJLPT N1 - とばかり(に)as if to sayWrittenJLPT N1
- ところだabout to; in the middle of; just didJLPT N4
- たてfreshly made; fresh fromJLPT N2
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.