N4 Grammar Flashcards
あいだ
while; during; between ~
あいだに
while; during~ something happened
あまり~ない
not very, not much ~
あとで
after~; later
ば
conditional form; If [A] then [B]
ばあいは
in the event of; in the case that ~
ばかり
only; nothing but ~
だけで
just by; just by doing
だす
to begin to; to start to; to burst into; … out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
でございます
to be (honorific)
でも
… or something; how about~
ではないか
right?; isn’t it?
がひつよう
need; necessary
がする
to smell; hear; taste
がり
personality (someone tends to; has a tendency to; has a sensitivity to ~)
がる、がっている
to show signs of; to appear; to feel, to think ~
ございます
to be, to exist (the polite form of いる/ある)
はじめる
to start; to begin to ~
はずだ
it must be; it should be (expectation)
はずがない
cannot be (impossible)
ひつようがある
need to; it is necessary to
いこうけい
volitional form; let’s do ~
いらっしゃる
to be; to come; to go (polite version)
いたしまる
to do (polite form of する)
じゃないか
right? isn’t it? let’s~; confirmation
いたします
to do (polite form of する)
かどうか
whether or not ~
かしら
I wonder (feminine)
かい
turns a sentence into a yes/no question
かもしれない
might; perhaps; indicates possibility
かな
I wonder; should I?
からつくる
made from; made with
きっと
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely
ころ、ごろ
around; about; when
こと
Verb nominalizer
ことがある
there are times when
ことができる
can; able to
ことになる
It has been decided that..; it turns out that..
ことにする
to decide on
ことする
to make something ~
きゅうに
quickly; immediately; hastily; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly ~
までに
by; by the time; indicates time limit
まま
as it is; current state; without changing
または
both; or; otherwise; choice between [A] or [B]
みたいだ
like; similar to; resembling ~
みたいな
like, similar to ~
みたいに
like; similar to ~
も
as many as; as much as; up to; nearly ~
な
don’t ~ (order somebody to not do something)
など
such as; things like ~
ながら
while; during; as; simultaneously
なかなか~ない
not easy to; struggling to; not able to ~
なければいけない
must do something; have to do something
なければならない
must do something; have to do something
なら
if; in the case that ~
なさい
do this (soft/firm command)
なさる
to do (honorific)
にきがつく
to notice; to realize
に見える
to look; to seem; to appear
にする
to make something ~
にくい
difficult to do ~
の中で
in; among ~
のに
although, in spite of, even though ~
のに
to (do something); in order to ~
のは~だ
[A] is [B]; the reason for [A] is [B]
お~ください
please do ~ (honorific)
お~になる
to do (honorific)
おきに
repeated at intervals, every ~
おわる
to finish; to end~
られる
potential form; ability or inability to do something
らしい
it seems like; I heard; apparently ~
さ
-ness ; nominalizer for adjective
さっき
some time ago; just now
させられる
causative-passive; to be made to do something
させる
causative form; to make/let somebody do something
させてください
please let me do
さすが
as one would expect; as is to be expected; even ~
し
and; and what’s more ~ (emphasis)
そんなに
so much; so; like that
それでも
but still; and yet; even so ~
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover ~
そうだ
I heard that; it is said that ~
そうだ
looks like; appears like; seeming ~
そうに、そうな
seems like; looks like ~
たばかり
just finished; something just occurred
たところ
just finished doing, was just doing
たどうし、じどうし
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
たがる
wants to do ~ (third person)
たら
if; after; when ~
たらどう
why don’t you; how about ~ (used to give advice)
たらいいですか
what should I do?; speaker seeking instructions from listener
て、で
conjunctive particle; so; because of [A], [B]…
てあげる
to do for; to do a favor
てほしい
I want you to; need you to ~
ていく
to start; to continue; to go on
ていた
was doing something (past continuous)
ていただけませんか
could you please ~
てくれる
could you please ~
てくる
to do… and come back; to become; to continue; to start ~
てみる
try doing
てもらう
to get somebody to do something
ておく
to do something in advance
てしまる、ちゃう
to do something by accident, to finish completely
てすみませn
I’m sorry for
てやる
to do for; to do a favor (casual)
てよかった
I’m glad that ~
ているところ
in the process of doing
ても
even; even if; even though ~
と
whenever [A] happens, [B] also happens
といってもいい
you could say; one might say; I’d say ~
という
called; named; that ~
ということ
convert phrase into noun
といわれている
it is said that ~
ときいた
I heard…
とおもう
to think…; I think…; you think…
とか~とか
among other things; such as; like ~
ところ
just about to; on the verge of doing something
つづける
continue to; keen on ~
って
named; called ~
うけみけい
passive form; passive voice
は~が。。は
[A] but [B]; however; comparison
やすい
easy to; likely to; prone to; have a tendency to ~
やっと
at last; finally; barely; narrowly ~
より
than; rather than; more than ~
よていだ
plan to, intend to
ようだ
appears; seems; looks as if ~
ように、ような
like; as; similar to ~
ようになる
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into ~
ようにする
to try to; to make sure that ~
ようとおもう
thinking of doing; planning to ~
ぜひ
by all means; certainly; definitely ~
ぜんぜん~ない
(not) at all
ずらい
difficult to do ~