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JLPT N5 Grammar: は – The Topic Marker in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle **は** (pronounced "wa") is one of the most important particles in Japanese. It is used to mark…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: とき – “When” in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The word **とき** (toki) is used to refer to a specific point in time or moment, and is often…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ところ – “Place,” “When” in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The word **ところ** (tokoro) has several meanings depending on the context, but it is most commonly used in the…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: と – “And,” “With,” “When” in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle **と** (to) has several uses in Japanese. It is a very versatile particle, and its meaning depends…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: てください – Polite Requests in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The phrase **てください** (te kudasai) is used to make polite requests in Japanese. It is often added to the…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: て-form – Connecting Actions in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The **て-form** (te-form) is one of the most essential verb forms in Japanese. It is used to connect multiple…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: た-form – Past Tense in Japanese
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The **た-form** (also known as the past tense form) is used to express actions that have already happened or…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: そうだ – I Heard That / It Seems That
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage そうだ is used to report what someone else has said or to express hearsay, meaning "I heard that" or…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: そう思います – I Think That / I Feel That
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage そう思います is used when expressing one’s thoughts, opinions, or feelings about something. It translates to "I think that" or…
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JLPT N4 Grammar: そうになる – To Become Likely to Do / Almost Do
???? Meaning & Usage そうになる is used to express that something is about to happen or is on the verge of happening. It implies that a certain situation or action…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: そうです – It Looks Like / I Heard That
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage そうです has two common uses at the N5 level: Visual appearance / impression: “It looks like...” Reported speech: “I…
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Japanese Verb: 知らない (shiranai) – I Don’t Know
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage 知らない (shiranai) is the negative present form of the verb 知る (shiru), meaning “to know.” It literally means “don’t…
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Japanese Phrase: お願いします – Please / I Humbly Request
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The Japanese phrase お願いします (onegaishimasu) is a polite expression used when making requests, asking for favors, or expressing hope…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: Noun + の + Noun – Possessive / Attribution
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The structure Noun + の + Noun is used to connect two nouns. It indicates possession, relationship, origin, or…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: の – Possessive / Nominalizer
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle の is used in two main ways: As a possessive particle: to show ownership or relationship (like…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: にする – To Decide On / To Choose
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern にする is used when making a decision or choice. It often appears in situations like ordering…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: になる – To Become
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar structure になる is used to express a change of state — when something or someone "becomes" something…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: に – Direction, Time, Target Marker
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle に is used to indicate various roles in a sentence such as direction, time, location (with existence…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ないといけない – Must / Have to Do
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ないといけない is used to express obligation or necessity. It means “must do” or “have to do.”…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ないでください – Please Don’t Do (Something)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ないでください is used to make a polite request asking someone not to do something. Formation: Verb…