JLPT N5 – Grammar list

This page gathers a list of the main grammar structures in order to be able to pass the JLPT N5.

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็•ชๅท
Nยฐ
ๆ–‡ๆณ•ๅฝขๅผ
Grammar form
่ชญใฟๆ–น
Pronunciation
ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
Meaning
1ใกใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ cha ikenaimustn’t .. (similar to “ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„”)
2ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ mashoukashall I?
3ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ doushitehow; in what way; by what means
4ใ‘ใฉ kedobut; however
5ใซ/ใธ ni/eto (a place)
6ใŸใ„ taiwant to
7ใŒใ„ใพใ™ / ใŒใ„ใ‚‹ ga imasu / ga iruthere is (for a living body)
8ใฎใงใ™ no desuthe expectation is that …; the reason is that …; the fact is that …; the explanation is that …; it is that …
9ใ™ใŽใ‚‹ sugiruto pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
10ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ masen kawon’t (hasn’t, isn’t, doesn’t, etc.)
11ใชใ naahey; say; look
12ใŠ/ใ” o/go
13ใ‹ kaused as a question mark
14ใ€‡ใ€‡ๆ–นใŒใ€‡ใ€‡ -hou ga –A is more B (than something else)
15ใง dein, with
16ใชใ‚‹ naruto become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
17ใ—ใ‹ใ— shikashihowever; but
18ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ te iruis .. -ing
19ใ€‡ใ€‡ใฏใ€‡ใ€‡ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€‡ใ€‡ใงใ™ -wa -yori -desu.. compared to .. is more ..
20ใฏใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ wa dou desu kawhat about .. ?
21ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆ douyattehow; in what way; by what means
22ใ‹ใ‚‰ karafrom (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
23ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Š tsumoriintention; plan
24ใซใ™ใ‚‹ ni suruto make something as ..
25ใซใ„ใ ni ikuto go for +verb-ing, to go + verb-ing
26ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† deshouit seems; I think; I guess; I wonder
27ใพใ  madastill; as yet; hitherto; only
28ใชใใฆใฏ nakute waunless; without
29ใซ nitowards (someone), to (someone)
30ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ temo ii desuit is ok to do ..
31ใปใ†ใŒใ„ใ„ hou ga iihad better
32ใฎใŒใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใš no ga jouzubeing good at ..
33ใฏ watopic marker particle
34ใ€‡ใ€‡ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€‡ใ€‡ๆ–นใŒใƒžใ‚ท -yori -hou ga mashiI would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
35ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ te karaafter .. is done
36ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ janai / dewa naiis not; am not; are not
37ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ keredo mohowever; although
38ใ‚’ woindicates direct object of action
39ใ‚ˆ yoput an emphasis on the confidence ones have into what he or she is saying
40ใ ใ‚ใ† darouseems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope
41ใชใใฆใฏใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ nakute wa naranaicannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary
42ใ‚“ใงใ™ ndesuthe expectation is that …; the reason is that …; the fact is that …; the explanation is that …; it is that …
43ใ‚„ yaor
44ใŒใปใ—ใ„ ga hoshiiI want ..
45ใ‚‚ใ† mounow; soon; shortly; before long; presently
46ใ€‡ใ€‡ใฎใชใ‹ใงใ€‡ใ€‡ใŒใ„ใกใฐใ‚“ -no naka de -ga ichibanamong .., .. is the best
47ใจใฆใ‚‚ totemovery; awfully; exceedingly
48ใฉใ‚“ใช donnawhat; what kind of
49ใ€‡ใ€‡ใŸใ‚Šใ€‡ใ€‡ใŸใ‚Š tari-tari-ing and -ing (e.g. “coming and going”)
50ใ„ใกใฐใ‚“ ichibannumber one; first; first place
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