50 N4 Adverbs That Often Appear in JLPT N4

27/08/2020Updated 10/12/20252 min read

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50 N4 adverbs that often appear in JLPT N4

🍑 1. たった今(いま): “just now, a moment ago”. Used with the past tense for something that has only just happened

e.g.1: 彼は たった今帰った He has only just gone home
e.g.2: 彼らはたった今ついた They have only just arrived.

🍑 2. やっと: “at last”.
Reaching what you wanted after a great deal of difficulty; it emphasises the result

e.g.1: 一時間歩いて、やっと駅に着いた After walking for an hour I finally reached the station
e.g.2: やっとその意味が分かった At last I understood what it meant

🍑 3. ちょうど: “exactly, just right”.
Something that is just right, neither too little nor too much, neither over nor under

e.g.1: 今日の天気はちょうどいいですね The weather today is just right
e.g.2: 今ちょうど9時30分です It is exactly 9:30 now

🍑 4. 今(いま)にも: “soon, at any moment”. Predicting something about to happen

今にも雨降りそうだ It looks as if it will rain at any moment.
彼は今にもここに来るでしょう He is sure to be here any minute now

No. Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
1 もう mō already
2 まだ mada still, not yet
3 今 いま ima now
4 直ぐ すぐ sugu immediately
5 かなり kanari fairly
6 ずっと zutto all along, for ages
7 大抵 たいてい taitei usually
8 とても totemo very
9 結構 けっこう kekkō quite
10 多分 たぶん tabun probably
11 きっと kitto surely
12 若し もし moshi if
13 是非 ぜひ zehi definitely
14 先ず まず mazu first of all
15 やっと yatto at last
16 丁度 ちょうど chōdo exactly
17 真っ直ぐ まっすぐ massugu straight
18 そろそろ そろそろ sorosoro soon
19 一生懸命 いっしょうけんめい isshō kennmei with all your might
20 一緒に いっしょに issho ni together
21 しっかり shikkari firmly
22 はっきり hakkiri clearly
23 やはり/やっぱり yahari / yappari just as expected
24 決して~ない けっして~ない kesshite ~ nai absolutely not
25 たまに tamani occasionally
26 随分 ずいぶん zuibun a great deal
27 もっと motto more
28 少し / ちょっと すこし/ちょっと sukoshi / chotto a little
29 殆ど ほとんど hotondo almost
30 一杯 いっぱい ippai a lot
31 気軽に きがるに kigaruni comfortably
32 どんどん dondon one after another
33 段々 だんだん dandan gradually
34 暫く しばらく shibaraku for a while
35 結局 けっきょく kekkyoku in the end
36 確か たしか tashika surely
37 十分 じゅうぶん jūbun enough
38 すっかり sukkari completely
39 態々 わざわざ wazawaza to go out of your way
40 意外に いがいに igaini unexpectedly
41 いよいよ iyoiyo finally
42 やがて yagate before long
43 間もなく まもなく mamonaku soon
44 うっかり ukkari absent-mindedly
45 のんびり nonbiri at your ease
46 ぎりぎり girigiri by a hair's breadth
47 全て/ 全部 すべて / ぜんぶ subete/ zenbu all; the whole lot
48 絶えず たえず taezu constantly
49 普通 ふつう futsū normally
50 とうとう とうとう tōtō in the end

See also:
50 N4 Adjectives
130 Common Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words in the JLPT

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