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JLPT N4 grammar · unit 8 of 12 · review
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Work from memory — don't look back at the earlier sheets. Write each pattern from its meaning, then write what each pattern in part 2 means.

1    Write the pattern from its meaning
Time: dictionary + 前に.
V-dict + 前に / N + の + 前に
Concession: te-form + も.
V-te + も
Conditional: plain past + ら. Often 'when' or 'if'.
V/adj/N-た + ら
Restrictive + negative.
N + しか + V-ない(否定形)
Total negation + negative verb.
全然 + V-nai / adj-negative
Simultaneous actions: stem + ながら.
V-ます stem + ながら + main verb
い-adj concession.
い-adj (drop い) + くても
Time span.
V-te いる / N + の + あいだに
少し formal; ちょっと casual.
少し / ちょっと + V / adj
2    What does it mean?
~あとで (After)
~だけ (Only)
~と (Whenever/if)
~ば (If)
~まま (Remaining)
~とき (When)
~ばかり (Nothing but)
~なら (If it's the case)
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JLPT N4 grammar · unit 8 of 12 · answer key
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1    Write the pattern from its meaning
Time: dictionary + 前に.
V-dict + 前に / N + の + 前に
~まえに (Before)
Concession: te-form + も.
V-te + も
~ても (Even if)
Conditional: plain past + ら. Often 'when' or 'if'.
V/adj/N-た + ら
~たら (If/when)
Restrictive + negative.
N + しか + V-ない(否定形)
~しか (Only with negative)
Total negation + negative verb.
全然 + V-nai / adj-negative
全然 (Not at all)
Simultaneous actions: stem + ながら.
V-ます stem + ながら + main verb
~ながら (While ~ing)
い-adj concession.
い-adj (drop い) + くても
~くても (Even if [adj])
Time span.
V-te いる / N + の + あいだに
~あいだに (During)
少し formal; ちょっと casual.
少し / ちょっと + V / adj
少し vs ちょっと (A little)
2    What does it mean?
~あとで (After) Time: ta-form + 後で. — V-ta + あとで / N + の + あとで
~だけ (Only) Limit/exclusivity. — N / 普通形 + だけ
~と (Whenever/if) Natural consequence: dictionary form + と. — V-辞書形 / V-ない + と
~ば (If) Hypothetical: e-stem + ば. — V: u→eば / い-adj: い→ければ / N・な-adj + なら
~まま (Remaining) Persistent state. — V-ta + まま / N + の + まま / い-adj + まま
~とき (When) Time reference clause. — V-plain / い-adj / な-adj + な / N + の + とき
~ばかり (Nothing but) Concentrated/exclusive. — V-te + ばかりいる / N + ばかり
~なら (If it's the case) Topical conditional. — V/い-adj 普通形 + なら / N・な-adj + なら
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