Japanese JLPT N4 - High-Yield Grammar Structures, Conjugations & Kanji

Grammar Structure: Verb [Te-form] + から
Meaning: "After doing [Verb]"
Usage: Expresses a chronological sequence where the second action takes place immediately after the first is completed.
Example: ご飯を食べてから、勉強します。(Gohan o tabete kara, benkyou shimasu.) — I will study after eating.

Meaning: "It is better to..." / "You should (not)..."
Example: 病院へ行ったほうがいいです。(Byouin e itta hou ga ii desu.) — It is better to go to the hospital.

Grammar Structure: Verb [Dictionary Form / Nai-form] + つもりです
Meaning: "Plan to..." / "Intend to..."
Usage: Expresses a speaker's deliberate intention or plan.
Example: 来年、日本へ行くつもりです。(Rainen, Nihon e iku tsumori desu.) — I plan to go to Japan next year.

Grammar Structure: Verb [Masu-stem] + やすい / にくい
Meaning:

Example: この本は読みやすいです。(Kono hon wa yomiyasui desu.) — This book is easy to read.

Meaning: "To be done [by someone]" (Action happens to the subject).

Meaning: "To make/let someone do [Verb]".

Grammar Structure: Clause 1 [Plain form] + し、Clause 2 [Plain form] + し
Meaning: "Not only... but also..." / Listing multiple reasons for a situation.
Example: この店は安いし、おいしいし、よく来ます。(Kono mise wa yasui shi, oishii shi, yoku kimasu.) — This shop is cheap and delicious, so I come often.

Meaning: "Looks like..." / "It seems..."
Example: 雨が降りそうです。(Ame ga furisou desu.) — It looks like it will rain.