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JLPT N3 Particles – Complete Study Guide

JLPT N3 Particles – Complete Study Guide

No. Romaji Japanese Grammar Meaning
1 ba ii ばいい should; can; it’d be good if ~
2 ba ~ hodo ば〜ほど the more … the more ~
3 ba ~ noni ば〜のに would have; should have; if only ~
4 hodo ほど degree; extent; bounds; upper limit
5 hodo ~ nai ほど〜ない is not as … as ~
6 ikura ~ temo いくら〜ても no matter how ~
7 kara ~ ni kakete から〜にかけて through; from [A] to [B]
8 kiri きり only; just; since; after ~
9 kke っけ a casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember
10 koso こそ for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely ~
11 koto こと (must) do
12 kurai / gurai くらい / ぐらい approximately; about; around; to the extent ~
13 kuse ni くせに and yet; though; in spite of; despite ~
14 mo ~ ba ~ mo も〜ば〜も and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor
15 moshimo ~ tara もしも〜たら if; in the case; supposing ~
16 nagara mo ながらも but; although; despite ~
17 nanka / nante / nado なんか / なんて / など give examples; show modesty; make light of ~
18 ni shite mo にしても even if; even though; regardless of ~
19 ni shite wa にしては for; considering it’s (something or someone)
20 ni totte にとって to; for; concerning; as far as … is concerned; regarding ~
21 ni tsuite について concerning; regarding; about; on ~
22 ni wa には for the purpose of; in order to ~
23 sae さえ even; so much as; not even
24 sae ~ ba さえ〜ば if only; as long as ~
25 shikanai しかない have no choice but ~
26 suuryou + wa 数量+は(すうりょう+は) at least ~
27 ta mono da たものだ used to do; would often do
28 tatte たって even if; even though; no matter how ~
29 to ii / tara ii といい / たらいい it would be nice if; should; I hope ~
30 toshite として as; in the role of ~
31 to wa kagiranai とは限らない not necessarily so; is not always true
32 wa betsu toshite は別として aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not ~
33 yorimo よりも in comparison to; rather than; more than ~

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