Japanese Sentence Patterns

  1. 【JLPT N3★ば~ほど (ba~hodo) ”the more… the more…”】

    Meaning: the more… the moreFormation:Verb-ばconditional + (same) Verb + ほどいad…

  2. 【JLPT N3★あまりに (amari ni): so much…, too…】 

    Meaning: too…; so much; too much; excessivelyあまりに and あまり both mean “so much…”…

  3. 【JLPT N3★あまり (amari)” so… that” …

    Meaning: too much, Due to a condition/state being in excess, a result occurs.F…

  4. 【JLPT N4★The causative-passive form  Vせられる and Vされ…

    The causative-passive form is simply the combination of causative and passive co…

  5. 【JLPT N4★Humble form “to do something (hon…

    謙譲語(けんじょうご/kenjougo) is the language used to show humility when you speak about …

  6. 【JLPT N4★召し上がる (meshiagaru) – “(honori…

    Meaning:to eat, to drink(honorific)召し上がる "meshiagaru" can be translated from J…

  7. 【JLPT N4★くれる(kureru) ”to give”】

    Meaning:to giveJapanese has two verbs for giving.「あげる」 is the Japanese wor…

  8. 【JLPT N4★あげる(ageru) “to give”】

    Meaning:to giveJapanese has two verbs for giving.「あげる」 is the Japanese word f…

  9. 【JLPT N4★もらう(morau) “to have someone do something”…

    Meaning:to have someone do somethingFormation:Receiver + は + Giver + に + Verb…

  10. 【JLPT N4★もらう(morau) “to receive ”】 

    KANJI - Link日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)私は友達からハガキをもらった/ もらいました。(2)サラさんはクラスメートか…

  11. 【JLPT N4★Vocabulary: 遅れる (okureru) 遅刻する(chikoku su…

    Both "okureru (遅れる)" and wago (和語) come from Japanese origin and "chikoku suru (…

  12. 【JLPT N4★見える(mieru) “is visible,to be able t…

    見える: indicates that a certain object comes into one’s sight.見られる : indicate tha…

  13. 【JLPT N4★聞こえる(kikoeru) “to be able to hear&#…

    聞こえる  INTRANSITIVE (1) to be heard; to be audible; (2) to be said to be; to be r…

  14. 【JLPT N4★Volitional form 】 

    Meaning: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing.Forma…

  15. 【JLPT N4★ぜんぜん (zenzen): (not) at all】 

    Meaning: (not) at allFormation:全然 + Verb-casual全然 + adj日本語 / にほんご / Japane…

  16. 【JLPT N4★ようとおもう (you to omou): I think I will】 

    Meaning: I think I will (thinking of doing something)Formation:Verb-voliti…

  17. 【JLPT N4★ようにする (you ni suru): to try to, to make s…

    Meaning: to try to, to make sure thatFormation:Verb-dictionary form + ようにす…

  18. 【JLPT N4★ようになる (you ni naru): to reach the point t…

    Meaning: to reach the point that, to come to be that, to turn intoFormation:V…

  19. 【JLPT N4★ように/ような (you ni/you na): as, like, just l…

    Meaning: as; like; just as; as thoughFormation:Verb-casual + ように/ような&n…

  20. 【JLPT N4★ようだ (you da): it seems that, it appears t…

    Meaning: it seems that, it appears that, it looks likeFormation:Verb-casua…

  1. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N2★ばかり (bakari) : about, approxima…
  2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N3★ことにする (koto ni suru): to decide…
  3. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N3★として (to shite): as (i.e. in the…
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    【JLPT N3★せいで (sei de): because of】 
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