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1. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★らしい (rashii): seems like】

   Meaning:Used when the speaker reports information they heard from others,or wh…

2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★られる (rareru) – 2: (passive voice)】　

   Meaning:The Japanese passive form expresses that something happens *to* the sub…

3. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★られる (rareru) – 1: to be able to do someth…

   Meaning:Used to express ability or possibility — that something “can be done.”…

4. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★おわる (owaru): to finish, to end】　

   Meaning:Used to express that an action has been completed.Means “finish doing …

5. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★おきに (oki ni): repeated at intervals, ever…

   Meaning:Used to express regular intervals.Means “every …,” “at intervals of …,…

6. JLPT N4

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★お～する (o ni suru) “to do something (humble…

   Meaning:A humble form used to describe **the speaker’s own actions** politely.…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★お～になる (o ni naru) “to do something …

   Meaning:A respectful honorific form used to describe someone else’s actions pol…

8. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★お～ください (o~kudasai): please do (honorific)…

   Meaning:Used to make a polite request.「〜てください」 is the standard polite request.…

9. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★のように / のような (no you ni/no you na): like, …

   Meaning:Used to express similarity, appearance, or manner.「〜のように」 modifies **v…

10. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★のに (noni)―2: although, in spite of, even …

    Meaning:Used to express a contrast between expectation and reality.Means “alth…

11. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★のに(noni) – 1: in order to】　

    Meaning:Used to express **purpose** or **what is needed to do something**.Mean…

12. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★のなかで (no naka de)/in, among】　

    Meaning:Used to indicate a group, place, or category within which something hap…

13. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★にみえる (ni mieru): to look, to seem, to app…

    Meaning:Used to express how something *appears* based on visual impression or f…

14. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

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

    Meaning:Used to express that something is difficult to do.Means “hard to do,” …

15. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

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

    Meaning:Used to express noticing or realizing something.Means “to notice,” “to…

16. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★なさいますか (nasaimasuka)/honorific polite que…

    Meaning:A polite honorific form used to ask about someone’s actions respectfull…

17. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★なさい (nasai) / (polite command)】　

    Meaning:Used to give a soft command or instruction.Stronger than 「〜てください」 but …

18. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

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

    Meaning:Used to express a condition based on a situation, assumption, or the li…

19. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

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

    Meaning:Used to express that something is *not necessary*.Means “don’t have to…

20. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【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&nb…