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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ないで – Without Doing Something
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ないで is used to express "without doing (something)" or "don’t do (something) and...". It connects two…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: なあ – Expressing Emotion or Thought
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage なあ is a sentence-ending particle in Japanese used when the speaker expresses emotion, admiration, or reflection—often when talking to…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: な-Adjectives – Describing with な
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage な-Adjectives are adjectives in Japanese that require the particle な when directly modifying a noun. Translation: Adjectives that describe…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: もう – “Already / Anymore”
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage もう is an adverb that can mean "already", "soon", or "not anymore" depending on the context and whether it…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: も – “Also / Too”
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle も is used to indicate similarity or addition. It can mean "also" or "too" in English. It…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ましょうか – “Shall we…?” (Polite Suggestion)
Meaning & Usage The expression ましょうか is a polite way to suggest doing something together or ask if someone wants to do something. It can be translated as "Shall we...?"…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ましょう – “Let’s do…” (Suggestion)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ましょう is used to make a polite suggestion, which can be translated as "Let's do..." or "Shall…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ませんか – “Won’t you?” / “Would you like to?”
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ませんか is used to make polite invitations or suggestions. It is a question form, which is often…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: 前に（まえに） – Before (Time/Action)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle 前に（まえに） is used to express the meaning of **"before"** in Japanese. It can refer to a point…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: まで – Until (Time/Place)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle まで is used to express **"until"**. It indicates the point in time or place that an action…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: まだ～ていません – Not Yet
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern まだ～ていません is used to express that something has not happened yet but is expected to happen.…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: まだ – Still / Not yet
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage まだ has two main meanings: Still – something is continuing (used with affirmative form) Not yet – something has…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: けれども – But / Although (Polite)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage けれども is a polite or formal expression that means "but" or "although". It shows contrast between two ideas or…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: けど – But / Although
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle けど is a casual way to say "but" or "although". It is used to connect two contrasting…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: 方（かた） – How to / The Way of Doing
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar point 方（かた） is used to express "how to do something" or "the way of doing". It is…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: から – Because / From
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle から has two common uses in Japanese: 1. Reason / Cause (because): Used after a sentence to…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: か～か – A or B
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern か～か is used to list two or more choices or possibilities, similar to "A or B"…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: か – Question Marker
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle か is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question in Japanese. It is…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: じゃない・ではない – Negative of Nouns and Na-Adjectives
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage じゃない and ではない are used to make the negative form of nouns and na-adjectives. じゃない is used in casual…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: いつも – Always / Usually
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage いつも (itsumo) is an adverb meaning “always” or “usually”. It is used to describe habitual or routine actions. It…