JLPT N4 Grammar List — All 57 Points
Every JLPT N4 grammar point in one list: 57 patterns with English glosses. 21 link to shelves of free graded Japanese texts that use the point in real sentences, with furigana and an English breakdown.
文法JLPT N4 Grammar
All 57 N4 grammar points
- 〜ば/〜ればif (conditional)3 texts
- 〜ばよかった
- Dictionary form+と
- 〜がほしい
- 〜がするsmells / sounds / feels like5
- 〜はずですsupposed to / should be4 texts
- 〜かどうかwhether or not13
- 〜かもしれないmight / maybe49
- 〜ことにするdecide to6
- 〜く/ 〜にする
- 〜みたい1 text
- 〜ながらwhile (doing both)29
- 〜ないで
- 〜なければならないmust / have to17
- 〜なくてもいい
- なら
- 〜なさい
- 〜にくい
- のに2 texts
- 〜のような
- 〜のように2 texts
- 〜のようてほしい
- Number+も
- 〜おうlet's / volitional2 texts
- 〜られる1 text
- 〜させられる
- 〜させるmake/let someone do (causative)7
- 〜しand (listing reasons)4 texts
- しか〜ないonly / nothing but5
- 〜そうだlooks like / seems (appearance)11
- 〜そうだI heard that (hearsay)27
- 〜たがるwants to (third person)4 texts
- 〜たらif / when6
- 〜たらどうですか
- 〜てあげるdo for someone (favour)15
- 〜てあるhas been done (resultant state)2 texts
- 〜ていくgo on doing (away from speaker)
- 〜ていたwas doing (past continuous)6
- 〜ていただけませんか1 text
- 〜てくれるdo for me (favour)16
- 〜てくれてありがとう
- 〜てくるcome to / start to (toward speaker)23
- てみるtry doing23
- 〜てもeven if3 texts
- 〜てもらうhave someone do for me3 texts
- 〜ておくdo in advance13
- 〜てしまうended up (regret)152
- 〜てすみません
- 〜てやるdo for (blunt benefactive)10
- 〜てよかった
- 〜といいです
- 〜という〜called / named22
- V-たらいい (it would be good if)
- 〜やすい
- 〜よう1 text
- 〜ようだseems like / appears2 texts
- 〜ようとするtry to / be about to11
解説Background
About JLPT N4 grammar
JLPT N4 grammar is where single sentences become connected Japanese: conditionals, giving and receiving, potential and passive forms, and aspect patterns like 〜てしまう and 〜ておく. This list covers all 57 N4 points in Yomimaru's taxonomy with English glosses.
N4 patterns are frequent enough that graded reading practises them almost automatically. 21 of the 57 points link to a shelf of free texts that use the point naturally — furigana, instant lookups, and an English study layer on every text — so a rule you memorised becomes one you recognise mid-story.
質問Questions
JLPT N4 grammar: questions & answers
How many JLPT N4 grammar points are there?
There are 57 JLPT N4 grammar points in this list — the complete N4 taxonomy Yomimaru's library is tagged with. 21 of them currently link to a reading shelf of 5 or more free texts that use the point.
What is the best way to learn N4 grammar?
Study a point, then read it in context. Each linked point on this page opens a shelf of free graded Japanese texts that use the pattern in real sentences — with furigana, tap-to-look-up, and an English vocabulary and grammar breakdown — so the rule turns into something you recognise on sight.
Are these N4 grammar reading shelves free?
Yes. Every list and every linked text is free to read in full, no subscription or login required. A free Yomimaru account adds saved progress, the built-in dictionary, and AI study tools.