JLPT N3 – Complete grammar list

This page gathers a list of the main grammar structures in order to be able to pass the JLPT N3.

The most difficult with grammar, in comparison with the vocabulary or the kanji for instance, is to not only understand but also to be able to re-use the studied forms.

This is why you can click on any grammar form you would like to study more and a new tab will open automatically. From an other study page, the pronunciation, meaning and explanation of each grammar structure are provided. Example sentences are also available on each study page in order to be able to practice with real examples.

番号 N°	文法形式 Grammar form	読み方 Pronunciation	意味 Meaning
1	結局	kekkyoku	after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
2	〇〇も〇〇ば〇〇も	mo-ba-mo	if .. is .., then .. is too
3	につれて	ni tsurete	as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
4	たびに	tabi ni	each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
5	例えば	tatoeba	for example; for instance; e.g.
6	といえば	to ieba	speaking of …
7	よりも	yorimo	in comparison to
8	ように見える	you ni mieru	it looks like ..
9	ばいい	ba ii	it would be nice if ..
10	難い	gatai	difficult; hard
11	ことになっている	koto ni natteiru	to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
12	に慣れる	ni nareru	to be used to ..
13	しかたがない	shikata ga nai	there’s no (other) way
14	ている場合じゃない	teiru baai janai	it is not the moment to verb-ing
15	つい	tsui	suddenly
16	わけにはいかない	wake niwa ikanai	cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
17	ような気がする	you na ki ga suru	(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
18	ないことはない	nai koto wa nai	the probability of .. is not none
19	つもりで	tsumori de	intends to ..
20	別に〇〇ない	betsu ni -nai	(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
21	だけでなく	dake de naku	not only … (but also); not just; as well as
22	いくら〇〇ても	ikura -temo	(it does not matter) how much .. (verb -te form + mo)
23	決して〇〇ない	kesshite -nai	(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
24	ながらも	nagara mo	though; notwithstanding; although
25	に関する	ni kan suru / ni kan shite	related to; in relation to; as far as … is concerned
26	によって	ni yotte / ni yoru	according to; by (means of); due to; because of
27	を通じて	o tsuujite	via
28	わざわざ	wazawaza	expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally
29	ば〇〇のに	ba -noni	what a shame ! it would have been .. if
30	ばかりでなく	bakari denaku	not only … but (also); as well as …
31	もしかしたら	moshika shitara	perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
32	なんか	nanka	things like …; or something like that …
33	さえ	sae	even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
34	さえ〇〇ば	sae-ba	if only it would ..
35	たって	tatte	even if; even though
36	途中で	tochuu de	on the way; en route; halfway
37	として	toshite	as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
38	とても〇〇ない	totemo-nai	very not; awfully not; exceedingly not
39	もしも	moshimo	if; in case; supposing
40	にしたがって	ni shitagatte	in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
41	しかない	shika nai	have no choice
42	それとも	soretomo	or; or else
43	てもかまわない	temo kamawanai	hand; arm
44	うちに	uchi ni	among
45	上で	ue de	after having ..
46	どんなに	donna ni-temo	how; how much
47	ふと	futo	suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
48	一体	ittai	(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
49	なんて	nante	how ..!; what ..!
50	せいで	sei de	because of .. (with the nuance of being the fault of someone or something)