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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 added to the stem of a verb (the ます-form without ます). ???? Structure Verb stem + 方(かた) ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice […]

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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: ???? Structure 1. Reason / Cause [Sentence A] から, [Sentence B] → Because A, B 2. Starting Point [Noun] から → From [Noun] ???? Example Sentences 1. Reason 2. Starting Point ???? Grammar Notes ????

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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” in English. ???? Structure Noun / Verb / Adj + か + Noun / Verb / Adj + か Examples: ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar

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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. ???? Structure [Sentence] + か Examples: ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice Exercises 1. Make questions using か: ✔ Answers: 2. Translate into Japanese: ✔

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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. They are attached directly to a noun or na-adjective stem. ???? Structure [Noun / Na-adjective] + じゃない / ではない Examples: ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice Exercises 1.

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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 is commonly used with verbs in the present tense to indicate something that happens regularly or without exception. Example sentences: ???? Usage Tips ???? Example

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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 something with someone or in a group. This phrase is often used to suggest companionship in an action or event. Example sentences: Usage Tips Example Sentences

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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 used to compare or describe the highest degree of something. It can be used with both adjectives and nouns to express the idea of being

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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 bằng chữ い trong thể nguyên dạng. Ví dụ: 高い (takai – cao), 小さい (chiisai – nhỏ), 新しい (atarashii – mới). Chúng có thể chia

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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 better to…”. Structure:– Verb (past tense) + ほうがいい → for actions you recommend doing– Verb (negative present) + ほうがいい → for actions you recommend avoiding

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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 commonly used in the first person. Structure:[Noun] + が + ほしいです Translation: I want [noun] ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice Exercises 1.

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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 done to. Translation: [Object] + を + [Verb] ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice Exercises 1. Fill in the blanks ✔ Answers: 2.

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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: There is/are (non-living things) Form: ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice Exercises 1. Fill in the blanks ✔ Answers: 2. Translate into Japanese

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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 is/are (living things) Form: ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice Exercises 1. Fill in the blanks ✔ Answers: 2. Translate into Japanese ✔

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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 action or experiences the state described by the verb or adjective. Translation: [Subject] + が + [Verb/Adjective] ???? Example Sentences ???? Grammar Notes ???? Practice

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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 ending in …+て) Verb-て-form + じゃいけない (after い-adj/な-adj/verbs ending in …+で) Example Sentences ここでタバコを吸っちゃいけない。 You must not smoke here. 宿題を忘れちゃいけないよ。 You must not forget your homework.

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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 ???? Practice 1. Fill: ✔ 2. Translate: ✔ ???? Vocabulary ???? Kanji Related Grammar & Vocabulary JLPT N5 Grammar List – 60 Essential Grammar Points ちゃいけない・じゃいけない

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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 ???? Practice 1. Fill: ✔ 2. Translate: ✔ ???? Vocabulary ???? Kanji Related Grammar & Vocabulary JLPT N5 Grammar List – 60 Essential Grammar Points ちゃいけない・じゃいけない – must

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JLPT Grammar: ~どんな – What Kind Of; What Sort Of

Meaning & Usage ~どんな is used before a noun to ask “what kind of” or “what sort of.” Examples Practice 1. Fill: ✔ 2. Translate: ✔ Vocabulary Kanji Related Grammar & Vocabulary JLPT N5 Grammar List – 60 Essential Grammar Points ちゃいけない・じゃいけない – must not do (spoken Japanese) だ / です – to be (am,

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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 ???? Practice 1. Fill: ✔ 2. Translate: ✔ ???? Vocabulary ???? Kanji Related Grammar & Vocabulary JLPT N5 Grammar List – 60 Essential Grammar Points

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