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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…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: 一緒に (いっしょに) – Together / With
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage 一緒に (いっしょに) is a common expression in Japanese that means "together" or "with". It is used to indicate doing…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: 一番 (いちばん) – The Most / Best
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage 一番 (いちばん) is a common expression used to mean "the most" or "the best" in Japanese. It is often…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: い-Adjectives – Tính từ đuôi い
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage い-adjectives (tính từ đuôi い) là những từ mô tả trạng thái hoặc tính chất và luôn kết thúc…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ほうがいい – Giving Advice
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ほうがいい is used to give advice or make a suggestion. It means “You should...” or “It’s…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～がほしい – Expressing Desire
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～がほしい is used to express that you want something. It is used with nouns and is…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～を – Object Marker
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle ～を is used to mark the direct object of a verb, indicating what the action is being…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～があります – Existence of Non-Living Things
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～があります is used to indicate the existence of non-living things such as objects, plants, and events. Translation:…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～がいます – Existence of Living Things
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～がいます is used to indicate the existence of living things such as people and animals. Translation: There…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～が – Subject Marker
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The particle ～が is used to mark the subject of a sentence. It indicates who or what performs the…
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JLPT Grammar N5: ～ちゃいけない / ～じゃいけない – Must Not Do
???? Meaning & Usage ～ちゃいけない and ～じゃいけない are casual spoken forms of ～てはいけない, which expresses a prohibition: “must not do.” Translation: “You must not…” Form: Verb-て-form + ちゃいけない (for verbs…
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JLPT Grammar: ～どうやって – How; In What Way
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage ～どうやって asks “how” or “by what method/means.” Use when inquiring procedures or ways to do something. ???? Examples どうやって作るの？Dōyatte…
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JLPT Grammar: ～どうして – Why; How Come
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage ～どうして asks “why” or “for what reason.” Use to inquire about cause or motive. ???? Examples どうして遅れたの？Dōshite okureta no?Why…
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JLPT Grammar: ～どんな – What Kind Of; What Sort Of
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage ～どんな is used before a noun to ask “what kind of” or “what sort of.” ???? Examples どんな本が好きですか？Donna hon…
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JLPT Grammar: ～でしょう – Probably; I Think; Right?
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage ～でしょう is the polite counterpart to だろう, expressing probability or seeking agreement: “probably,” “I think,” or “right?” ???? Examples…
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JLPT Grammar: ～でも – But; However; Though
???? Meaning & Usage ～でも connects two clauses to express contrast: “but,” “however,” or “though.” ???? Examples 行きたい。でも、お金がない。I want to go. But I have no money. 彼は優しい。でも、時々怒る。He’s kind. However, he…
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JLPT Grammar: ～で – At, In, By, With
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage ～で marks: Location of action (“at,” “in”) Means or method (“by,” “with”) ???? Examples 図書館で勉強します。Toshokan de benkyō shimasu.I study…
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JLPT Grammar N1: ～だけ – Only; Just; As Much As
???? Meaning & Usage ～だけ marks limitation: “only,” “just,” or “as much as.” It follows nouns or verbs (dictionary form) to restrict quantity or extent. ???? Example Sentences 水だけ飲みました。Mizu dake…
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JLPT Grammar N5: だ / です – To Be (am, is, are)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage だ is the informal copula (“to be”) and です the polite form. Use them to link a subject with…
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JLPT Grammar: ～だろう – I Think; Probably; Right?
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage ～だろう is an informal ending expressing conjecture or asking for agreement: “probably,” “I think,” or “right?” ???? Examples 明日は雨が降るだろう。Ashita…