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1. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【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…

2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【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…

3. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

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

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

4. JLPT N4

   2016.11.2

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

   Meaning: such as, things like, the likes ofFormation:Noun + など…

5. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【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…

6. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【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…

7. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【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(…

8. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【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…

9. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★V-れる (Potential Form)”】

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

10. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

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

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

11. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

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

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

12. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★かた (kata) “how to”】

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

13. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【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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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★かもしれない (kamoshirenai)”might, maybe&…

    Meaning: might; maybe; probablySometimes in daily conversation, しれない is omit…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★かい (kai) “turns a sentence into a y…

    You can use かい to turn a sentence into a yes/no question.Formation:Verb-ca…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★かどうか (ka dou ka) “whether or not…

    Meaning: whether or notFormation:Verb-casual + かどうかNoun + かどうかいadj + か…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★じゃないか (janai ka）”isn’t itR…

    Meaning: right?; isn't it?questioning (something)Formation:Phrase + じゃない…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★いたす (itasu): to do (honorific)】

    Meaning: to do (the polite form of する)You use いたす to say that you yourself wil…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★ いらっしゃる (irassharu) “Honorific F…

    Meaning: to be; to come; to go (the polite form of いる, 来る, 行く)Formation:いる…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★いらっしゃる (irassharu) “to be, to come,…

    Meaning: to be; to come; to go (the polite form of いる, 来る, 行く)Formation:いる/来る…