JLPT N3 grammar
The 95 grammar points the course's N3 lessons teach, in the order they first come up. Each is taught in the lesson whose dialogue first uses it, with that line as its example, and a linked point has a page of its own: its meaning, the lines of the course that use it, and practice questions.
The JLPT publishes no grammar list for N3 or any level, so this list is the course's own. N3 papers ask grammar in the part they share with reading: choosing the form that fits a sentence, putting a sentence's pieces in order, and choosing what fills the gaps in a passage.
| Point | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 〜に関して / 〜に関する | about, regarding |
| 〜ばいい / 〜たらいい / 〜といい | should, it would be good to (advice) |
| 〜てはじめて | only after (did …) |
| 〜によると / 〜によれば | according to |
| 〜うちに | while (still); before (it changes) |
| 〜ごとに | each, every |
| 〜傾向がある | tend to, have a tendency to |
| 〜こそ | precisely, it's … that (emphasis) |
| 〜に対して | towards; in contrast to; per |
| 〜に比べて | compared with |
| 〜込む | (go) into; thoroughly |
| 〜たびに | every time |
| 〜場合(は) | in the case of, if |
| 〜以上(は) / 〜上は | now that, since (it is so) |
| 〜させてもらう / 〜させていただく / 〜させてください | let me (ask permission, humbly) |
| 〜にかわって / 〜のかわりに | instead of, on behalf of |
| 〜じゃないか / 〜ではないか | isn't it! (asserting); I think (tentative) |
| 〜によって / 〜による | by (means / agent); depending on |
| 〜に伴って / 〜に伴う | along with, as (one changes) |
| 〜わけにはいかない | can't very well (for social or moral reasons) |
| 〜直す | redo, do again |
| 〜を中心に | centring on |
| 〜ないで済む / 〜ずに済む | get by without |
| 〜だらけ | full of, covered in (unpleasant) |
| 〜に違いない | must be, surely |
| 〜ため (原因) | because of, due to |
| 〜ないと (いけない) | I have to (casual) |
| 〜ものだ | as one should (general truth) |
| 〜たところ | when I did …, (it turned out that) |
| 〜うえ(に) | on top of, besides |
| 〜一方だ | keeps on (getting …) |
| 〜せいで / 〜せいだ | because of (blame) |
| 〜しかない | have no choice but to |
| 〜なんて / 〜なんか | things like (belittling or surprise) |
| 〜っぽい | -ish, -like, tends to |
| 〜くせに | even though (critical) |
| 〜べきだ / 〜べきではない | should / should not |
| 〜きる / 〜きれない | do completely / cannot finish |
| 〜だけでなく | not only … but also |
| 〜反面 | while (on the other hand) |
| 〜ほど (程度) | to the extent that, so … that |
| 〜かけ(の) / 〜かける | half-done, about to |
| 〜にとって | for, from the standpoint of |
| 〜おかげで | thanks to |
| 〜はずがない | can't possibly be |
| 〜とともに | together with; as, along with |
| 〜合う | (do) to each other |
| 〜とおり(に) / 〜どおり(に) | as, in the way that |
| 〜んじゃない(か) | isn't it that …? (suggesting) |
| 〜って (話題・引用) | (casual) as for; I hear; that |
| 〜をもとに | based on |
| 〜ように / 〜ような (比喩) | like, as if |
| 〜わけではない | it's not that …, not necessarily |
| 〜最中に | in the middle of |
| 〜を通じて / 〜を通して | through; throughout |
| 〜たとたん(に) | the moment that, just as |
| 〜(よ)うとする | try to; be about to |
| 〜わけだ | that's why; no wonder |
| 〜として | as (in the role / capacity of) |
| 〜をはじめ(として) | starting with, including |
| 〜がち | tend to, prone to |
| 〜気味 | a bit, slightly (a bad sense) |
| 〜たて | freshly (done) |
| 〜にしても / 〜としても | even if, granted that |
| 〜結果 | as a result of |
| 〜ば〜ほど | the more …, the more |
| 〜に加えて | in addition to |
| 〜ことはない | there's no need to; it never happens that |
| 〜ことによって | by (doing) |
| 〜させられる | be made to do |
| 〜向け / 〜向き | intended for / suited to |
| 〜ところだった | almost (did), nearly |
| 〜ても〜ても | no matter how often …; whether … or … |
| 〜さえ | even (surprising extreme) |
| 〜から〜にかけて | from … through … |
| 〜みたいに / 〜みたいな | like (casual) |
| 〜わけがない | there's no way that … |
| 〜はずだった | was supposed to (but didn't) |
| 〜ことにしている | make it a rule to |
| 〜ことになっている | it is arranged / the rule is that |
| 〜ことだ (忠告) | you should (advice) |
| 〜ついでに | while (doing …), at the same time |
| 〜て以来 | ever since |
| 〜たかと思うと / 〜たと思ったら | no sooner had … than |
| 〜たものだ (回想) | used to (looking back) |
| 〜もの / 〜もん (理由) | because (casual excuse) |
| 〜ても構わない | it doesn't matter if, may |
| 〜ばよかった | should have (regret) |
| 〜さえ〜ば | if only, as long as |
| 〜とか〜とか | things like … and … |
| 〜わりに(は) | considering, for (unexpectedly) |
| 〜にしては | for (a …), considering it's |
| たとえ〜ても | even if (hypothetical) |
| 〜てたまらない / 〜てしかたがない | unbearably, terribly (feeling) |
| 〜おきに | every other, at intervals of |