JLPT N5 Grammar List - Page 6
Master the fundamental grammar concepts required for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5. Each grammar topic includes detailed examples, providing you with the essential knowledge to build a strong foundation in Japanese.
casual form of a 'な-adjective' used as a predicate
casual past tense of 'だ' (was, were)
polite past tense of 'です' (was, were)
casual negative form of 'だ' (is not, isn't)
casual past negative form of 'だ' (was not, wasn't)
past negative form of an 'い-adjective' (was not, wasn't)
Used to quote speech or thoughts. Placed after the quoted words/sentence and usually followed by verbs like 言う (iu - to say) or 思う (omou - to think).
casual quotation marker (used in spoken language for 'that' or quoting someone)
verb in past tense modifying a noun (relative clause)
strong prohibition or command (do not, don't)
question word for asking about location (where?)
indicates an action has not yet happened (not yet ~)
expresses adequacy, moderation, or refusal (fairly, quite, that's enough)
indicates approximation or degree (about, around, approximately)
indicates an endpoint in time, place, or extent (until, as far as, up to)
indicates an action continuing until another action occurs (until ~, till ~)
indicates excessiveness (too much, overly ~)
to decide on, choose, make something into, or consider something as
expresses change with nouns and な-adjectives (to become ~, to turn into ~)
expresses change with い-adjectives (to become ~, to turn ~)