JLPT N4 grammar practice
Answer two N4-level Japanese grammar questions here, with no account and no signup step. You choose from four options, and the correct answer and an explanation appear the moment you commit.
N4 is where the patterns start combining. These questions are drawn from Hibi Mondai's authored N4 catalogue, so they test the same distinctions the app's daily practice does.
Try two N4 grammar questions
Two questions, four options each. You see the correct answer and an explanation as soon as you choose. Nothing is saved.
What this practices
Each question presents a Japanese sentence with a gap and four candidate grammar patterns. Your job is to recognize which one the sentence is asking for — the same judgement N4 tests directly.
N4 grammar is largely about connection and modality: joining clauses, reporting what someone said, expressing ability and intention, and setting up conditions. The wrong options are usually patterns that would be grammatical but mean something else.
- て-form combinations (〜てから, 〜ている, 〜てみる)
- Plain form and reported speech (〜と思う, 〜と言った)
- Potential and volitional forms
- Giving and receiving (あげる / くれる / もらう)
- Conditionals: 〜たら, 〜ば, 〜と
What changes at N4
At N5 a pattern usually stands alone. At N4 it arrives attached to something else, and the test is whether you picked the right attachment — 〜たら or 〜ば, 〜てある or 〜ている, あげる or くれる.
Those pairs are close enough that recognizing them cold is a different skill from being able to explain them. Sampling a couple of questions is a fast way to find out which one you currently have.
How the sample works
- Press Start practice. Two N4 grammar questions are drawn at random, usually from two different grammar points.
- Pick one of the four options. Furigana is shown by default and can be turned off.
- We check the answer on our side and show you the verdict, the correct option, the grammar point involved, and a short explanation.
- After the second question you see how many of the two you got right. Nothing is saved, and you can draw another pair immediately.
Why this is a good N4 check
N4 options are deliberately close in meaning, so getting one wrong tells you exactly which distinction has not settled yet.
You find out why the correct pattern is correct, not merely that it was — including when your pick would have worked in a different sentence.
No account, no saved history, and no signup wall between you and the explanation.
Keep practicing at N4
N4 particles carry more weight than at N5 — に versus で, は versus が, and と versus や all change what a sentence claims.
Grammar practice at other levels
Keep the N4 patterns from blurring together
A free account gives you a personalized Daily Practice, a Grammar Journey through the N4 catalogue, and review that returns to the pairs you keep confusing.
Try the free sample