Print the whole book, or just the pages for the patterns you are stuck on. The checklist runs in the order the JLPT groups the points, with a tick box on every row, and the 21 study cards behind it are the same ones each grammar point's page offers on its own.
見本What you get
29 A4 pages, laid out to print: the complete checklist first, then one full study card per page so you can print only the patterns you are working on.
- Pages
- 29
- Grammar points
- 57
- Study cards
- 21
- Format
- A4 PDF · 1.5 MB
- Price
- Free
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目次Table of contents
What is in the JLPT N4 Grammar book
Every point below is in the book. The 21 marked with a study card get a full page to themselves; the other 36 are checklist rows, one line apiece with the romaji and the English meaning.
- 〜ば/〜ればif (conditional)
- 〜ばよかったshould have (regret)
- Dictionary form+とwhenever / if
- 〜がほしいwant (a thing)
- 〜がするsmells / sounds / feels likeStudy card
- 〜はずですsupposed to / should be
- 〜かどうかwhether or notStudy card
- 〜かもしれないmight / maybeStudy card
- 〜ことにするdecide toStudy card
- 〜く/ 〜にするmake it / decide on
- 〜みたいseems like / just like
- 〜ながらwhile (doing both)Study card
- 〜ないでwithout doing
- 〜なければならないmust / have toStudy card
- 〜なくてもいいdon’t have to
- ならif / as for
- 〜なさいdo it (gentle command)
- 〜にくいhard to do
- のにeven though
- 〜のようなlike / such as (before a noun)
- 〜のようにlike / as (manner)
- 〜のようてほしいwant someone to do
- Number+もas many as (emphasis)
- 〜おうlet's / volitional
- 〜られるpassive / potential form
- 〜させられるbe made to do (causative-passive)
- 〜させるmake/let someone do (causative)Study card
- 〜しand (listing reasons)
- しか〜ないonly / nothing butStudy card
- 〜そうだlooks like / seems (appearance)Study card
- 〜そうだI heard that (hearsay)Study card
- 〜たがるwants to (third person)
- 〜たらif / whenStudy card
- 〜たらどうですかwhy don’t you?
- 〜てあげるdo for someone (favour)Study card
- 〜てあるhas been done (resultant state)
- 〜ていくgo on doing (away from speaker)
- 〜ていたwas doing (past continuous)Study card
- 〜ていただけませんかcould you please (humble)
- 〜てくれるdo for me (favour)Study card
- 〜てくれてありがとうthank you for doing
- 〜てくるcome to / start to (toward speaker)Study card
- てみるtry doingStudy card
- 〜てもeven if
- 〜てもらうhave someone do for me
- 〜ておくdo in advanceStudy card
- 〜てしまうended up (regret)Study card
- 〜てすみませんsorry for doing
- 〜てやるdo for (blunt benefactive)Study card
- 〜てよかったglad that I did
- 〜といいですI hope that
- 〜という〜called / namedStudy card
- V-たらいい (it would be good if)it would be good if
- 〜やすいeasy to do
- 〜ようlet’s (plain volitional)
- 〜ようだseems like / appears
- 〜ようとするtry to / be about toStudy card
解説Background
About the JLPT N4 Grammar book
The JLPT N4 Grammar book is in two parts. Part one is the complete JLPT N4 checklist: every one of the 57 grammar points the JLPT groups at this level, each with its romaji and its English meaning, in the order the exam groups them. Part two is 21 full study cards, one page per pattern. Each page runs top to bottom: the pattern with its romaji, what it means, how it is built, example sentences with furigana, and last the nuances that catch learners out.
The patterns here are not a textbook's list. Yomimaru is a reading app built on public-domain Japanese: Aozora Bunko stories, folk tales, graded readers. The points that have a full study card are the ones that keep turning up in those texts. That is why a few famous textbook patterns are only a checklist row, and a few unglamorous ones get a whole page.
Everything in the book is free to print and free to share, including with a class. You can also take the study cards one at a time from each grammar point's page, where we ask for no email at all. The book exists because one PDF is easier to keep than 21 separate ones.
質問Questions
JLPT N4 Grammar: questions & answers
Is the JLPT N4 Grammar PDF really free?
Yes, the whole 29 pages. We never ask for payment details, and nothing here turns into a subscription later. We do ask for an email address, so that we can send you the file and tell you when new grammar cards go up, and you can unsubscribe in one click. The download link also appears on this page the moment you submit the form, so you never have to wait for the mail.
What is inside the JLPT N4 Grammar book?
All 57 JLPT N4 grammar points as a printable checklist with romaji and English meanings, plus 21 full study cards at one page each. A card gives the pattern's meaning, its construction rules, example sentences with furigana, and the nuances learners get wrong. 29 A4 pages in total.
Do I need a Yomimaru account to download it?
No. An email address is all we ask, and the book is yours to keep without ever creating an account. If you do have one, the "Sign in and get it" button skips the form: we send the book to the address on your account and put the download on screen. A free account does that; you do not need to be on a paid plan.
Can I print it, or share it with my class?
Yes to both. It is laid out as A4 portrait with one study card per page, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you are working on. Teachers are welcome to hand it out.
What is the difference between the book and the individual grammar cards?
The content is the same. Each grammar point's page on Yomimaru gives you its study card as a single PDF and asks for no email at all. This book bundles them into one file with a checklist of every JLPT N4 pattern in front, which is what most people want when they are studying a whole level rather than one point.
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