JLPT N3 Grammar List
not be able to finish doing something (because there is too much/there are too many .)
not be able to do something completely. .
Formations
Verb-stem + 切れない
Examples
私はこんなにたくさんの料理を食べ切れません。
Watashi wa kon’nani takusan no ryōri o tabe kiremasen.
I can not eat so many dishes.
息子は週末が楽しみで待ちきれません。
Musuko wa shūmatsu ga tanoshimi de machi kiremasen.
My son cannot wait for the weekend for fun.
テストが難しくて、私の娘はすべて回答し切れませんでした。
Tesuto ga muzukashikute, watashi no musume wa subete kaitō shi kiremasendeshita.
The test was difficult, my daughter could not answer all.
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to do something completely to the end .
Formations
Verb-stem + 切る/切れる
Examples
私は長い小説を五日間で読み切りました。
Watashi wa nagai shōsetsu o itsu-kakan de yomikirimashita.
I finished reading a long novel in five days.
彼女はカラオケで１曲全部、歌い切りました。
Kanojo wa karaoke de 1-kyoku zenbu, utai kirimashita.
She sang the song to the end at karaoke.
昨晩、彼らはそのレストランをすべて借り切ってパーティーをしました。
Sakuban, karera wa sono resutoran o subete karikitte pātī o shimashita.
Last night, they borrowed all of the restaurant and had a party.
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never; by no means; not in the least; in no way .
Formations
決して+ Noun + でない
決して+ Verb-ないform
決して+ いadj (-い) + くない
決して+ なadj + でない
Examples
私は決してあきらめない。
Watashi wa kesshite akiramenai.
I will never give up.
この本は決して退屈ではありません。
Kono Moto wa kesshite taikutsude wa arimasen.
This book is definitely not boring.
私は決して君のことは忘れません。
Watashi wa kesshite kimi no koto wasuremasen.
I won’t ever forget you.
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what is… again?
We use particle っけ to indicate that the speaker is trying to recall some information.
「っけ」 is essentially a simple sound you put at the end of a sentence when you are asking about something that you are trying to recall but can’t seem to quite remember. If you want to say, “What was that thing again?” in Japanese.
Formations
Verb-casual, past + っけ
Noun + だっけ/だったっけ
いadj + かったっけ
なadj + だっけ/だったっけ
Examples
これは何だっけ？
Korehananida kke?
What is this again?
ここからどこへ行くんだっけ？
Koko kara doko e ikunda kke?
Where are we going from here, again?
授業は１時からでしたっけ？
Jugyō wa ichi-ji kara deshita kke?
What time does class start again? From 1:00?
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instead of, in exchange for .
Formations
Noun + の代わりに
Verb-casual + 代わりに
Examples
私たちが彼の代わりに払います。
Watashitachi ga kare no kawari ni haraimasu.
We will pay in place of him.
私たちは運転する代わりに、歩いた。
Watashitachiha unten suru kawari ni, aruita.
We walked instead of driving.
ヨーロッパに行く代わりに、アメリカに行くことに決めた。
Yōroppa ni iku kawari ni, Amerika ni iku koto ni kimeta.
Instead of going to Europe, I decided to go to America
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in terms of; from the point of view of .
Formations
Noun + から言うと/から言えば/から言って(the meaning is same)
Examples
価格から言うと日本の方が高いです。
Kakaku kara iu to Nihon no kata ga takaidesu.
On the basis of prices, Japan is more expensive.
能力から言って、彼がこの仕事に一番適切だと思います。
Nōryoku kara itte, kare ga kono shigoto ni ichiban tekisetsuda to omoimasu.
In terms of ability, I think he’s the best candidate for the job.
現状から言えば、直ちにその計画を実行するのは無理だ。
Genjō kara ieba, tadachini sono keikaku o jikkō suru no wa murida.
From the existing state, it is impossible to realize this project immediately.
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