JLPT N3 Grammar - Page 4

Study JLPT N3 grammar patterns

Usage Context: This form is often used when quoting information that one has heard or read.

Formation: Noun + によると

With all (e.g., one's love, heart, feelings)

Usage Context: Used to indicate that an action is done with a great amount of feeling or emotion.

Formation: Noun + を込めて

Just as; as soon as

Usage Context: Used to express that something happened immediately after another action.

Formation: Verb (past tense) + 途端 (とたん)

というのは

Means; is defined as...

Usage Context: Used when clarifying or explaining the meaning of a noun.

Formation: Noun + というのは + Explanation

ようとしない

Does not try to..

Usage Context: Used when describing someone's lack of effort or reluctance to take action.

Formation: Verb volitional form + としない

Instead of; in place of.

Usage Context: Used to express substituting one action or item for another.

Formation: Verb (dictionary form) + 代わりに; Noun + の代わりに

Thanks to; because of (usually positive)

Usage Context: Used when explaining a positive result or benefit gained due to a certain person or circumstance.

Formation: Noun + の / Verb (plain form) + おかげで

That is; namely

Usage Context: Used when you need to clarify or explain something previously stated.

Formation: This word can be used after a complete sentence or phrase to offer clarification or specification.

So that; in order to

Usage Context: Used when expressing the purpose of an action with the intent or hope for a certain outcome.

Formation: Verb (dictionary form) + ように or Verb (potential form) + ように

In the middle of; during

Usage Context: Used to express ongoing action or state during the whole period or throughout a place.

Formation: Noun + 中

Usage Context: Used when describing actions that happen simultaneously or tasks completed in one step.

Formation: Used before or after a verb to indicate that an action occurs all at once.

For sure; emphasizes the preceding word

Usage Context: Used to emphasize a particular point or component in a sentence.

Formation: Noun + こそ

ということだ

That is to say; it means that.

Usage Context: Used to explain or clarify information, conclusions, or meanings.

Formation: Verb (dictionary form) + ということだ; Adjective + ということだ; Noun + ということだ

AばAほど、B

The more A, the more B

Usage Context: Used in contexts where a direct proportional relationship is being described.

Formation: This structure is formed by using the ba conditional form of a verb or adjective, followed by its...

Usage Context: Used when the speaker is unsure about a specific item and implies something similar or related.

Formation: Noun + か何か

Leaving something as it is; keep doing something

Usage Context: Used to describe a continued state or action without changing it.

Formation: Verb stem + っぱなし

というより

Rather than; more like

Usage Context: Used when you want to correct yourself or give a more precise description of something.

Formation: Noun/Adjective/Verb + というより + more appropriate Noun/Adjective/Verb

は〇〇で有名

Is famous for 〇〇

Usage Context: Used when mentioning that a noun is famous for something.

Formation: Noun + は + Noun/Verb + で有名

どうしても

By all means; No matter what

Usage Context: Used when expressing a strong desire or inevitability, insisting on achieving something.

Formation: どうしても + Verb in its dictionary form or negative form

Is not; am not; are not

Usage Context: Used to negate nouns or adjectives in informal/casual conversations.

Formation: Noun/na-adjective + じゃない; i-adjective + くない

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