JLPT N1 Grammar

までもない (made mo nai) Meaning: it’s not necessary to How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + までもない Explain: Not to the point, no need Example sentences: 1, 引っ越しといっても荷物をあまり多くないから手伝いに行くまでもないだろう。 Hikkoshi to itte mo nimotsu o amari ōkunaikara tetsudai ni iku made mo naidarou. Even if you move, you don’t have a …

 べくもない (beku mo nai) Meaning: can’t; cannot possibly be How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + べくもない Exception: する -> すべくもない Explain: It means 「～することは、とてもできない」 (the work … is impossible) Example sentences: 1, 優勝は望むべくもない。 Yūshō wa nozomubeku mo nai. Can’t hope to win 2, 嵐とは比べるべくもないが、ビッグバンは日本ではかなり有名なバンドです。 arashi towa kuraberu beku mo …

羽目になる (hame ni naru) Meaning: to end up with (something unpleasant) How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + 羽目になる Explain: The meaning becomes, becomes a bad situation, expressing the fact that the results become difficult beyond expectation for some reason. Example sentences: 1, 歩い中に運で、入院する羽目になった。 Arui naka ni un de, nyūin …

ばそれまでだ (ba sore made da) Meaning: if… then it’s over (nothing will be of use) (If something occurs, then a bad end is reached.) How to use the: Verb-ばconditional + それまでだ Explain: There is no other suitable way, to do so, it can’t be helped Demonstrate determination of the speaker …

はさておき (wa sateoki) Meaning: setting aside How to use the: Noun + はさておき Explain: Temporarily not thinking, setting aside the problem Describe what is important to do first, temporarily put other things aside. Example sentences: 1, 留学の問題はさておき、今の彼には健康を取り戻すことが第一だ。 Ryūgaku no mondai wa sateoki, ima no kare ni wa kenkō o torimodosu …

ばこそ (ba koso) Meaning: only because How to use the: Verb-ばconditional + こそ いadj (-い) + ければこそ Noun/なadj + であればこそ Explain: This is a somewhat old way of saying that there is no other way to emphasize reason with meaning Often at the end of the sentence there appears the …

なりに/なりの (nari ni/nari no) Meaning: in one’s own way or style How to use the: Noun + なりに/なりの いadj + なりに/なりの Explain: The meaning description is incomplete but to the extent possible. Example sentences: 1, 嫌なら嫌なりの理由があるはずだ。 Iyanara iya nari no riyū ga aru hazuda. If hate, they probably had a …

なり～なり (nari~nari) Meaning: or How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + と(も)なると/と(も)なれば Noun + と(も)なると/と(も)なれば Explain: List the cases with the same meaning group, show the plan, the option to avoid pre-specifying the meaning [whatever is fine]. The sentence expresses the will, aspirations of the speaker, and what the content …

ともなく (tomonaku) Meaning: to do something without thinking about it; uncertainty; lack of intent How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + ともなく/ともなしに Example sentences: 1, どこからどもなく、沈丁花のいい香りが漂ってくる。 Doko karadomo naku, jinchōge no ī kaori ga tadayotte kuru. It is not clear where from nowhere flies to the smell of fragrant flowers …

とみるや (to miru ya) Meaning: at the sight of; upon seeing How to use the: Verb-casual + とみるや Explain: With the form [Aとみるや] expressing the meaning [if evaluating A then instant B], the action after evaluation takes place quickly. Example sentences: 1, 母が家を出たとみるや、ゲームをかした。 Haha ga ie o deta to miru …