JLPT N3 Grammar

JLPT N3 Grammar lesson 9JLPT N3 Grammar lesson 9

JLPT N3 Grammar lesson 9. Hi everyone! In this article, LearnJapanesedaily will introduce you to the JLPT N3 Grammar.

Let’s take a look at the next 5 structures.

Structure 41 :

VてもAいくてもAな/N+でも

Explanation:

Even though ~
To show an inversion in conditional sentences. Even if X happens, it still doesn’t affect the result of Y.

For example:

土曜日でも、学校に行きます。
Doyoubi demo, gakkou ni ikimasu.
I go to school even on Saturdays.

勉強しても、テストの点が悪かった。
Benkyou shitemo, tesuto no ten ga warukatta.
Even though I studied, I got bad marks in the test.

Structure 42 :

(どんなに/いくら)+Vても/Aいくても/Nなでも/Nでも

Explanation:

No matter what/ Even though ~ still ~

For example:

どんなに頑張っても、彼女みたいになれない。
Don’nani ganbattemo, kanojo mitai ni narenai.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t be like her.

この映画がいくら面白くても、見ません。
Kono eiga ga ikura omoshirokutemo, mimasen.
No matter how interesting this movie is, I won’t watch it.

Structure 43:

Vない+ずに
する→せずに

Explanation:

Not doing V but doing ~/ In stead of V ~
Used in idiomatic writing, equal to Vないで

For example:

毎日、朝ご飯を食べずに学校に行く。
Mainichi, asa gohan wo tabezu ni gakkou ni iku.
Every day, I go to school without having breakfast.

昨日、家の鍵をかけずに寝てしまった。
Kinou, ie no kagi wo kakezu ni nete shimatta.
Yesterday, I went to bed without locking my house.

Structure 44 :

Nと+して/しても/しては/してのN

Explanation:

On the behalf of N/ in the name of N/ as N.
Used after the noun to show the right, position, class or title…

For example:

これは辞書として使われている。
Kore wa jisho to shite tsukawarete iru.
This is used as a dictionary.

この町はぶどうの町として知られている。
Kono machi wa budou no machi to shite shirarete iru.
This town is known as the town of grapes.

Structure 45 :

(V/N/Aい/Aな)普+にしては注意:Aだ、Nだそれにしては

Explanation:

~ Despite/ though ~
Followed by a completely contradictory outcome that people have already predicted, if based on that.

For example:

彼は45歳にしては若いです。
Kare wa 45-sai ni shite wa wakai desu.
He looks young for 45.

彼女は大学生にしては、この漢字が読めない。
Kanojo wa daigakusei ni shite wa, kono kanji ga yomenai.
Despite being a college student, she can’t read this kanji.

6月にしては寒いです。
6-gatsu ni shite wa samui desu.
It’s cold for June.

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