N3 Grammar List

JLPT N3 Grammar: きり (kiri) Meaning: only; since; after Explain: Describes an event after it happened, but the event did not change and the situation remained the same. How to use: Verb-casual + きり/っきり Noun + きり/っきり For example: 1. 彼は卒業して日本を出ていったきり、もう５年も帰ってこない。 kare wa sotsugyō shite Nihon o dete itta kiri, …

JLPT N3 Grammar: としたら (to shitara) Meaning: if it were the case that…; if we assume… Explain: Expressing hypothetical wishes How to use: Verb-casual + としたら いadj + としたら なadj + だとしたら Noun + だとしたら For example: 1. 家で建てるとしたら、大きい家がいい。 ie de tateru to shitara, ōkī ie ga ii. If I …

JLPT N3 Grammar: まま (mama) Meaning: as it is; still in the same state Explain: Describe the situation unchanged, continue the same story How to use: Verb-casual, past + まま Verb-ないform + まま Noun + のまま For example: 1. 年をとっても、きれいなままでいたい。 toshi o tottemo, kireina mama de itai. Even though I’m …

JLPT N3 Grammar: ほど (hodo) Meaning: to the extent that; so much… that Explain: With the form of 「AほどBだ」, this sentence pattern expresses the idea that “As the level of A increases, the level of B also increases”. How to use: Verb-casual, non-past + ほど なadj + なほど/であるほど Noun + …

JLPT N3 Grammar: さえ ~ ば (sae ~ ba) Meaning: if only ~ then; as long as; even Explain: Use this sentence pattern when to emphasize the word before it with the meaning just, even, even How to use: Noun + さえ + Verb-ばform Verb-ますstem + さえすれば Verb-てform + さえいれば …

JLPT N3 Grammar: によって (ni yotte) Meaning: by means of; due to; because of Explain: Used to show causes and reasons Used to indicate the subject of an action Used to show methods and ways How to use: Noun + によって For example: 1. 日本は津波によって大きな彼我を受けました nihon wa tsunami ni yotte …

JLPT N3 Grammar: っけ (kke) Meaning: should; can; it’d be good if How to use: Verb + っけ Noun + だっけ /だったっけ い-adjective + いかったっけ なadj + だっけ/ だったっけ Explain: A casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember. This is a particle used in conversational Japanese to …