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Ta-form Patterns

Grammar patterns that use Ta-form conjugation, across all JLPT levels.

38 grammar patternsLearn Ta-form

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38 grammar patterns

JLPT N5

2 grammar patterns

〜後に

〜たり〜たり

>> doing things like ~ and ~

JLPT N4

5 grammar patterns

〜ほうがいい

>> had better ~

〜まま

〜たばかり

〜たことがある

>> have done ~ before

〜ところだ

>> ① about to ~ ② in the middle of ~ ③ just finished ~

JLPT N3

10 grammar patterns

〜結果

>> as a result of ~

〜きっかけで

>> as a trigger ~

〜っけ

>> ...again? / ...right?

ものだ

〜際

>> on the occasion of ~

〜たところ

>> when I did ~

〜とおりに

>> exactly as ~

〜たとたん

>> the moment ~

〜ついでに

〜つもりだ

>> subjective belief that ~

JLPT N2

11 grammar patterns

〜あげく

〜きり

>> ① ever since ~ ② only ~

〜か〜ないかのうちに

>> as soon as ~

〜かと思うと

>> no sooner than ~

〜甲斐

>> worth the effort

〜ことに

>> to my (emotion) ~

〜に越したことはない

〜折に

>> on the occasion of ~

〜末に

>> after much ~

〜たものではない

>> cannot possibly ~

〜上で

>> ① after ~ ② in ~ing

JLPT N1

10 grammar patterns

〜ごとき

〜も同然だ

>> as good as ~

〜そばから

>> no sooner than ~

〜た分だけ

>> as much as ~

〜た弾みに

>> the moment ~

〜たまでだ

〜たためしがない

>> never happened before

〜たところで

〜たら最後

>> once ~ happens, it's over

〜たら〜たで

>> if ~, then ~ also follows