Japanese Sentence Patterns

  1. 【JLPT N4★にくい (nikui) / difficult to, hard to】 

    Meaning: difficult to…; hard to…; not readilyFormation:Verb-stem + にくい日本語 /…

  2. 【JLPT N4★に気がつく (ni ki ga tsuku) / to notice, to re…

    Meaning: to notice; to realizeFormation:Verb-casual + ことに気がつくNoun + に気がつ…

  3. 【JLPT N4★なさる (nasaru)/to do (honorific)】

    Meaning: to do (the polite form of する)You use なさる to say that someone else d…

  4. 【JLPT N4★なさい (nasai) / (command/order somebody to…

    Meaning: do… (command)Formation:Verb-stem + なさい日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)よく聞…

  5. 【JLPT N4★なら (nara) / if, in case, as for】 

    Meaning: if; in case; if it is the case that; as forFormation:Verb-casual + な…

  6. 【JLPT N4★なくてもいい (nakute mo ii): don’t have to】 

    Meaning: don’t have toFormation:Verb-ないform (remove い) + くて(も)いいNoun + じゃなくて…

  7. 【JLPT N4★なくてはいけない/なくてはならない (nakutewa ikenai/nakute…

    Meaning: must do, have to doFormation:Verb-ないform (-い) + くてはいけない/くてはならない…

  8. 【JLPT N4★なければいけない/なければならない (nakereba ikenai/nakere…

    Meaning: must do something; have to do somethingFormation:Verb-ないform (remove…

  9. 【JLPT N4★ないで (naide): without doing, don’t】

    Meaning: without doing…; don’tThe difference between ないで and なくて: なくて is usual…

  10. 【JLPT N4★ながら (nagara): while, during, as】

    Meaning: while; during; asFormation:Verb-stem + ながら日本語 / にほん…

  11. 【JLPT N4★など (nado): such as, things like】 

    Meaning: such as, things like, the likes ofFormation:Noun + など日本語 /…

  12. 【JLPT N4★みたいに/みたいな (mitai ni/mitai na): like, simi…

    Meaning: like, similar toFormation:Noun + みたいに + Verb/AdjectiveNoun + みた…

  13. 【JLPT N4★みたい (mitai): like, similar to, resembling…

    Meaning: -like; sort of; similar to; resemblingFormation:Noun + (だった)みたい(だ…

  14. 【JLPT N4★までに (made ni)” by, by the time̶…

    Meaning: by; by the timeFormation:Noun + までに日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(…

  15. 【JLPT N4★ことができる (koto ga dekiru) “can, be ab…

    Meaning: can; to be able toFormation:Verb-dictionary form + ことができるNoun + ができ…

  16. 【JLPT N4★V-れる (Potential Form)”】

    Meaning: can, able toVerbs in the potential form show ability or possibility, s…

  17. 【JLPT N4★こと (koto): Verb nominalizer】

    Meaning: Verb nominalizerFormation:Verb-casual + ことこと is a nominalizer that t…

  18. 【JLPT N4★かしら (kashira): I wonder】 

    Meaning: I wonderFormation:Phrase + かしら日本語 / にほんご / Japanese…

  19. 【JLPT N4★かた (kata) “how to”】

    Meaning: how to (the way to do something)Formation:Verb-ますstem + かた (方)…

  20. 【JLPT N4★かな (kana) “I wonder”】 

    Meaning: I wonder, should I?, is it?, I wish that (with a negative), I hope that…

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