JLPT N5 Grammar List
Comprehensive guide to essential grammar points for Japanese beginners
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80+ Grammar Lessons
N5 JLPT Level
Beginner Difficulty
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| # | Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cha ikenai / ja ikenai | ちゃいけない・じゃいけない | must not do (spoken Japanese) |
| 2 | da / desu | だ / です | to be (am, is, are, were, used to) |
| 3 | dake | だけ | only; just; as much as ~ |
| 4 | darou | だろう | I think; it seems; probably; right? |
| 5 | de | で | in; at; on; by; with; via ~ |
| 6 | demo | でも | but; however; though ~ |
| 7 | deshou | でしょう | I think; it seems; probably; right? |
| 8 | donna | どんな | what kind of; what sort of |
| 9 | doushite | どうして | why; for what reason; how |
| 10 | douyatte | どうやって | how; in what way; by what means |
| 11 | ga | が | subject marker; however; but ~ |
| 12 | ga arimasu | があります | there is; is (non-living things) |
| 13 | ga hoshii | がほしい | to want something |
| 14 | ga imasu | がいます | there is; to be; is (living things) |
| 15 | hou ga ii | ほうがいい | had better; it'd be better to; should ~ |
| 16 | i-adjectives | い-adjectives | i-adjectives |
| 17 | ichiban | 一番（いちばん） | the most; the best |
| 18 | issho ni | 一緒に（いっしょに） | together |
| 19 | itsumo | いつも | always; usually; habitually |
| 20 | janai / dewa nai | じゃない・ではない | to not be (am not; is not; are not) |
| 21 | ka | か | question particle |
| 22 | ka~ka | か～か | or |
| 23 | kara | から | because; since; from |
| 24 | kata | 方（かた） | the way of doing something; how to do ~ |
| 25 | kedo | けど | but; however; although ~ |
| 26 | keredo mo | けれども | but; however; although ~ |
| 27 | mada | まだ | still; not yet |
| 28 | mada ~te imasen | まだ～ていません | have not yet ~ |
| 29 | made | まで | until; as far as; to (an extent); even ~ |
| 30 | mae ni | 前に（まえに） | before; in front of ~ |
| 31 | masen ka | ませんか | would you; do you want to; shall we ~ |
| 32 | mashou | ましょう | let's ~; shall we ~ |
| 33 | mashouka | ましょうか | shall I ~; used to offer help to the listener |
| 34 | mo | も | too; also; as well |
| 35 | mou | もう | already; anymore; again; other |
| 36 | na-adjectives | な-adjectives | na-adjectives |
| 37 | naa | なあ | sentence ending particle; confirmation; admiration, etc |
| 38 | naide | ないで | without doing ~; to do [B] without doing [A] |
| 39 | naide kudasai | ないでください | please don't do ~ |
| 40 | naito ikenai | ないといけない | must do; have an obligation to do ~ |