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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.

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N4 Grammar

All 57 N4 grammar points

21 with reading shelves
  1. 〜ば/〜ればif (conditional)3 texts
  2. 〜ばよかった
  3. Dictionary form+と
  4. 〜がほしい
  5. 〜がするsmells / sounds / feels like5
  6. 〜はずですsupposed to / should be4 texts
  7. 〜かどうかwhether or not13
  8. 〜かもしれないmight / maybe49
  9. 〜ことにするdecide to6
  10. 〜く/ 〜にする
  11. 〜みたい1 text
  12. 〜ながらwhile (doing both)29
  13. 〜ないで
  14. 〜なければならないmust / have to17
  15. 〜なくてもいい
  16. なら
  17. 〜なさい
  18. 〜にくい
  19. のに2 texts
  20. 〜のような
  21. 〜のように2 texts
  22. 〜のようてほしい
  23. Number+も
  24. 〜おうlet's / volitional2 texts
  25. 〜られる1 text
  26. 〜させられる
  27. 〜させるmake/let someone do (causative)7
  28. 〜しand (listing reasons)4 texts
  29. しか〜ないonly / nothing but5
  30. 〜そうだlooks like / seems (appearance)11
  31. 〜そうだI heard that (hearsay)27
  32. 〜たがるwants to (third person)4 texts
  33. 〜たらif / when6
  34. 〜たらどうですか
  35. 〜てあげるdo for someone (favour)15
  36. 〜てあるhas been done (resultant state)2 texts
  37. 〜ていくgo on doing (away from speaker)
  38. 〜ていたwas doing (past continuous)6
  39. 〜ていただけませんか1 text
  40. 〜てくれるdo for me (favour)16
  41. 〜てくれてありがとう
  42. 〜てくるcome to / start to (toward speaker)23
  43. てみるtry doing23
  44. 〜てもeven if3 texts
  45. 〜てもらうhave someone do for me3 texts
  46. 〜ておくdo in advance13
  47. 〜てしまうended up (regret)152
  48. 〜てすみません
  49. 〜てやるdo for (blunt benefactive)10
  50. 〜てよかった
  51. 〜といいです
  52. 〜という〜called / named22
  53. V-たらいい (it would be good if)
  54. 〜やすい
  55. 〜よう1 text
  56. 〜ようだseems like / appears2 texts
  57. 〜ようとするtry to / be about to11

解説かいせつ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.

質問しつもん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.