Looking for a list of missing N2 Grammar Points

Hi everyone,

I intend to pass the JLPT2 in December.
For grammar, so far Bunpro has been great to help me review it.

Unfortunately many points are still missing for the N2.
Is there somewhere a list of the missing grammar points ?
I am sure the Bunpro team must have one, would they be willing to share it?

If not, I suppose I will have to go over my notes to make it by myself, but I would prefer to avoid doing it. ;D

Thank you in advance.

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Hi, @Fauvent!

We hope to have N2 complete well before the December test to give you some time to review for it with Bunpro. We apologize for not having N2 done sooner! As we add more and more grammar points to the site, there are more and more alternative answers that we need to check for in reviews as well as instances of subtle nuances that need to be added to help you differentiate similar grammar structures. We are working on getting you these grammar points as quickly as we can. Thank you for your patience. Here is a preview of what is to come. Please let us know if there is something that you expected to see but is not in this list or already on Bunpro. Cheers!

Lesson 7

ใซใปใ‹ใชใ‚‰ใชใ„

ๆžœใŸใ—ใฆ

ใ‹๏ฝžใชใ„ใฎใ†ใกใซ

็”ฒๆ–ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹

ใจ่€ƒใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹

ใ‹ใญใ‚‹

ใซๅใ—ใฆ

้™ใ‚Š

ใซใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใš

ใ‚‚ใฎใฎ

ใซๅŠ ใˆใฆ

ใญใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„

ใซใ—ใ‚๏ฝžใซใ—ใ‚

ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใจใซ

ใซใคใ‘

ใ‚’้™คใ„ใฆ

ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆ

ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆ

็ตๆžœ/ใฎ็ตๆžœ

ใฆไปฅๆฅ

Lesson 8

ใ’

ใคใค

ๅ้ข

ใฆใฏ

ใ„ใ‚ใ‚†ใ‚‹

ใ‹ใญใชใ„

ใชใŠ

ใซๅฟœใˆใฆ

ใซใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใš

ๆŠœใ

้š›ใซ

ใ›ใ‚ใฆ

ใชใซใ—ใ‚

ใŸใฃใฆ

ใฆใงใ‚‚

ใฏใจใ‚‚ใ‹ใ

ใ‚„ใ‚‰๏ฝžใ‚„ใ‚‰

ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใฏ

ใ›ใฃใ‹ใ

ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ—ใŸใ‹ใŸใŒใชใ„

Lesson 9

ใ‹ไฝ•ใ‹

ใคใคใ‚ใ‚‹

ใฃใ“ใชใ„

ใซๅฟœใ˜ใฆ

ใซไผดใฃใฆ

ใฎใฟใชใ‚‰ใš

ๆŠœใใง/ๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆ

ใ‚’ใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใซ

ๆใ‚‰ใ

ใซๅ…ˆ็ซ‹ใก

ใ›ใ„ใœใ„

ใ‚ใ’ใ

ใŸใพใˆ

ใจใฃใใซ

ใฏๅˆฅใจใ—ใฆ

ใฏใ‚‚ใจใ‚ˆใ‚Š

ใ‚„ใŒใฆ

ใ„ใคใฎใพใซใ‹

ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚“๏ฝžใฐ

ใ•ใ—ใคใ‹ใˆใชใ„

Lesson 10

ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใ 

ใซ้š›ใ—ใฆ

ใฎใ‚‚ใ‚‚ใฃใจใ‚‚ใ 

ใฎใ‚‚ๅฝ“็„ถใ 

ใฎใ‚‚ใจใง

ใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใซ

ๆใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹

ใซๅพ“ใฃใฆ

ใ‚’ๅฅ‘ๆฉŸใซ

ใ‚’ใ‚ใใฃใฆ

ใŠใพใ‘ใซ

ใซๆฒฟใฃใฆ

ใ‚ใใซ๏ฝžใชใ„

ๅนธใ„/ๅนธใ„ใชใ“ใจใซ

ใฆใ„ใฆใฏ

ใ‚ใšใ‹ใซ

ใŠใ‚ˆใณ

ใŸใกใพใก

This list is subject to change as we tweak and edit sentences.

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It is a great news to hear! :slight_smile:
I will focus more on the reading and listening in the meantime!

Thank you very much for your answer and your work on Bunpro.

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Do you also have a list of missing N5 to N3 grammar points that you want to add?

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@seanblue Yes, we have a pretty extensive list of grammar points that we would like to add. Once we have fleshed out our current content and added essential grammar points to the remaining N2 and N1 JLPT levels, we will be going through and incorporating the additional grammar we have accumulated. The list includes grammar that we would like to add as well as grammar that needs further explanation or additional example sentences. Here is our current list, in no particular order:

N or sentence + ใฎ ใฏใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆใงใ™

V (stem) ๆ–น (way of ~ing)

N ใซๅฝ“ใŸใ‚‹ (corresponding to)

~ใšใค (each; at a time)

ใ›ใฃใ‹ใ

ใใ†ใ‹ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆ

ใงใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใƒปใงใ‘ใฃใ“ใ†ใงใ™ (will do)

๏ฝžใ‹๏ฝžใ‹ใจ (ๅฟƒ้…ใ—ใŸ) (worried whether ~ or)

ใ‚ˆใ†(ใซ) so that

ใฏ comparison

ใใ†ใซใชใ‚‹ and its connection to ใใ†

ใใ—ใฆ

ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ† vague wish

ใซใ‹ใŽใฃใฆใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ใชใ„

ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใง impression that someone is something else

ใใ‚Š since

ใใ“ใง, then, thereupon (edited)

ใจใจใ‚‚ใซ as X changes, Y too

ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ Finish transitive

x ใ‚ˆใ‚Šไป•ๆ–นใŒใชใ„ (have no choice)

ใ›ใ‚ใฆ๏ผˆ๏ฝžใฏ๏ผ‰(at least)

ใŸใ  (just)

ไฝ•ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ (more than anything)

ใ‚ใใซ๏ฝžใชใ„ (not much; not enough)

~ใ›ใ„ใ‹ (perhaps because)

n ใใ‚‰ใ„ (minimum level, degree, etc)

~ใซ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ (nothing can be better than)

ใ‚ˆใฃใฝใฉ (considerably)

ใ›ใ„ใœใ„ (at most)

n ใซใฏ n ใฎ๏ฝžใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ (n has its own)

n1 ใฏ n1 ใชใ‚Šใซ v (n1 does things in its own way) n1 ใฏ n1 ใชใ‚Šใฎ n2 (n1 has its own n2)

v ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ (I wish someone would do something)

(ใฃ๏ผ‰ใฆใ„ใ†ใ‹ (or rather)

ใฉใฃใกใ‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจ (rather than; if anything)

n (ใจ) ๅŒๆง˜ (similarly; just like)

ๅ˜ใซ๏ฝžใงใฏใชใ„ (not merely/simply)

n ใฎไฝ™ๅœฐใŒใชใ„ (there is no room for)

n ใซ(ใฏ) ใ‹ใชใ‚ใชใ„ (to be no match for)

v (stem) ใฅใ‚‰ใ„ (difficult to v)

n ใซใ“ใ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒปใ“ใ ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ ([not] to be particular about)

ๆ‡ธใ‘ใ‚‹ about to - todo ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ vs ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ past tense

ใซใ—ใฆ

ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ stative

ใงใใ‚‹ใ‹ใŽใ‚Š

ใ•ใˆ+ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใงใชใใƒปใ ใ‘ใงใชใใƒปใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ‹

ใ‹ใ€ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ embedding questions within clauses.

ใฃใŸใ‚‰ like ๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‰ๆฌฒใ—ใ„

ใจใซใ‹ใ

ใ‘ใฉ softening phrases

ใฎ as subject marker in subordinate clauses

ใจใ„ใˆใฐใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ ใ ใŒ

ใจ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹

ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ€ใˆใ‚‹ใƒปใฟใŸใ„ใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹

่จ€ใ†ใซใฏ according to

ๆ›ฐใ

(ใ—ใ‹/ใ‚ˆใ‚Š)(ๆ‰‹ๆฎตใŒ/ๆ–นๆณ•ใŒ/ใ™ในใŒ/ ็„กใ„

ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹

ใ”ใƒปใŠ +ใใ ใ•ใ‚‹ใƒปใ„ใŸใ ใ

ใ‚ the female, weak statement ending particle

This list is subject to change and does not reflect what will actually become available on Bunpro.

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I am so hyped :smiley:

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Are you going to add general grammar points for Question Word + ใ‚‚ or Question Word + ใ‹? It looks like there already is one for Question Word + ใงใ‚‚. Like this:

http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/questionwords#_with_question_words

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Yes :blush:

It is on the list :+1:

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@Pushindawood @mrnoone I just encountered ใฏใจใ„ใ†ใจ while reading, which appears to be an N2 grammar point. It doesnโ€™t appear to be in Bunpro now or in your list above. Thoughts on adding it?

For reference: http://richardfremmerlid.com/viewentry.php?intEntryID=17569

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Hey, I have added it to the to-do list :+1:

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Hello, sorry to chime!
Just wondering if there are plans to complete (some part of) N1 before this yearโ€™s December test as well?

Best,

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Hey :wink:
I canโ€™t promise anything, but I think it is possible to upload a lesson with the most common grammar points of N1 exam!

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Just chiming in to say that I just saw this one used in a N3 prep book (ๆ–ฐๅฎŒๅ…จใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผ่ชญ่งฃ N3) and got unfortunately confused for quite a long timeโ€ฆ:slightly_frowning_face:

Page 20 : ใ€Œๆ•ด้ “ใ€ใฏไฝฟใ„ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็ฝฎใใ€้…็ฝฎใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

@Pushindawood @mrnoone I have no idea what level this would be, but I just encountered the grammar point Verb[ใŸ]ใŸใ‚ใ—๏ผˆใฏ๏ผ‰ใชใ„. It seems to be similar to Verb[ใŸ]ใ“ใจ๏ผˆใฏ๏ผ‰ใชใ„, but with a more negative connotation.

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@mrnoone See above, but also this grammar point: Xใชใ‚‰Xใง. What level would this even be?

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It seems that the fairly common grammar point โ€œmust doโ€ ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ and its abbreviation ใชใ„ใจis not on Bunpro and also not on the list of future points.

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Added :+1:

Thanks :bowing_man:

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Another little missing grammar point is ้€šใ™, as an auxiliary verb meaning to persist in until the end (no matter what). Could be good to complete the completion triad ใใ‚‹ใƒปใฌใใƒปใจใŠใ™ :wink:

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Another suggestion :ใพใŸใฏ (similar to ใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚)
Itโ€™s mentioned in shin kanzen master grammar N3 and in the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar (intermediary)

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Another interesting little grammar point, which could fit well in Bunpro, discovered in the official jlpt mockup for N2 : adj + ใ‚/็›ฎ

Take an i-adj of degree/size/amount, remove the final ใ„ and add ใ‚ to get a weakened version of the adjective. Ex : ้•ทใ‚ = longish; moderately long. ็Ÿญใ‚ = rather short; somewhat shortโ€‹. ๆฟƒใ„ใ‚ = strongish; somewhat strong. etc.

http://maggiesensei.com/2016/04/08/adjective-็›ฎ๏ผใ‚-me/

Edit :
Another one, from the same official N2 mockup. ไปฎใซ + ใจใ™ใ‚‹๏ผˆSupposing that)

excerpt of the mockup

ไบบใฏไธ€็”Ÿใฎใ†ใกใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ๅฏใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ไปฎใซไธ€ๆ—ฅ8ๆ™‚้–“ๅฏใฆใ€๏ผ˜๏ผๆญณใพใงใ„ใใ‚‹๏ผˆ ๏ผ‰ใ€‚

  1. ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
  2. ใจใ—ใพใ™
  3. ใจใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
  4. ใจ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™
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