The 21 cards in this deck

N2 grammar III — upper-intermediate JLPT N2 patterns with example sentences · JLPT N2

• 〜つつある (be in the process of / gradually)町の人口は年々減りつつある。The town's population is gradually declining year by year.
• 〜にわたって (over / spanning / throughout)工事は三年にわたって続けられた。The construction continued over a span of three years.
• 〜をめぐって (concerning / over (a dispute))遺産の相続をめぐって、兄弟が争っている。The siblings are quarreling over the inheritance.
• 〜のもとで (under / under the guidance of)厳しい先生のもとで、彼は技術を磨いた。Under a strict teacher, he honed his skills.
• 〜からして (judging from / even (just) from)あの態度からして、彼は反省していないようだ。Judging just from that attitude, he doesn't seem to be reflecting on it.
• 〜はもとより (not only ... but also / let alone)彼は漢字はもとより、ひらがなも書けない。He can't write hiragana, let alone kanji.
• 〜にとどまらず (not limited to / extending beyond)被害は一国にとどまらず、世界中に広がった。The damage was not limited to one country but spread worldwide.
• 〜だの〜だの (things like ... and ... (complaints))彼は暑いだの寒いだのと、いつも文句ばかり言う。He's always complaining about things like it's too hot or too cold.
• 〜といい〜といい (whether ... or ... / both ... and)この服は色といいデザインといい、申し分ない。This outfit is perfect, both in color and in design.
• 〜げ (look / seem (appearance suffix))子供たちは楽しげに公園で遊んでいた。The children were playing happily in the park, looking like they were having fun.
• 〜ものがある (there is something ... / really is)彼の歌声には、人を引きつけるものがある。There is something captivating about his singing voice.
• 〜どうにか / 〜なんとか (somehow manage to)締め切りには、どうにか間に合わせることができた。I somehow managed to make the deadline in time.
• 〜てこそ (only after / it is precisely by doing)苦労を経験してこそ、人の痛みが分かる。It is only after experiencing hardship that you understand others' pain.
• 〜ことなく (without ever / without doing)彼は一度も休むことなく、十年間働き続けた。He kept working for ten years without ever taking a single break.
• 〜抜きには (without / leaving out — cannot proceed)皆さんの協力抜きには、この成功はありえなかった。Without everyone's cooperation, this success would have been impossible.
• 〜にしたところで (even ... / even in the case of)専門家にしたところで、未来を正確に予測はできない。Even an expert cannot accurately predict the future.
• 〜とあって (because of the special circumstance that)連休とあって、駅は旅行客でごった返していた。Because it was a long holiday, the station was packed with travelers.
• 〜たところ (upon doing / when I did, it turned out)問い合わせたところ、商品は在庫切れだった。When I inquired, it turned out the item was out of stock.
• 〜とあれば (if it is the case that / if (it's for that))子供のためとあれば、どんな苦労もいとわない。If it's for my child, I won't begrudge any hardship.
• 〜まみれ (covered/smeared with)子供たちは泥まみれになって遊んでいた。The children were playing, covered all over in mud.
• 〜こそすれ (it may ... but / does indeed ... yet)彼は感謝こそすれ、君を恨んだりはしないだろう。He may be grateful, but he surely won't resent you.