N1 Sprint Pack
Compiled by NTJ from the exam scope
N1 grammar quick reference (first 10)
- Vる+が早いか:as soon as ~ (almost at the same moment)
東京に 着くが 早いか、辞書を 開いた。(As soon as he arrived in Tokyo, he opened the dictionary.) - Vる+や否や:as soon as ~ (formal, written)
リンは 手紙を 読むや 否や、跳び上がった。(As soon as Rin finished reading the letter, he jumped up.) - Vる+なり:the moment ~, (does something unexpected)
先生は 店に 入るなり 注文した。(As soon as sensei came into the shop, he ordered.) - Vる/Vた+そばから:no sooner ~ than it’s undone again (repeatedly)
単語を 覚える そばから 忘れて しまう。(No sooner had I memorized the words than I forgot them again.) - Vて+から というもの:ever since ~, (has been ~ all along)
日本に 来てから というもの、毎日 ここに 来て いる。(Ever since I came to Japan, I come here every day.) - N+を皮切りに:starting with ~ (then one after another)
谷中を 皮切りに、ツアーは 全国へ 広がった。(Starting with Yanaka, the tours spread nationwide.) - N+を限りに:as of ~ (and no longer after that)
三月を 限りに、この 店を 閉める。(We're open until March, and after that we'll close this shop.) - N+をもって:by means of ~; as of ~ (formal end/deadline)
本日を もって 受付を 終了します。(Registration closes as of today.) - Nから N+に至るまで:from ~ (all the way) to ~ (wide range)
子どもから お年寄りに 至るまで、みんな 署名した。(From children to elders, everyone signed.) - N/Vる+に至って(は):only when it came to ~; as for ~ (an extreme case)
ここに 至って、もう 迷わない。(Now that it's come to this, I won't hesitate anymore.)
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