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JLPT N5 Grammar List

JLPT N5 Grammar List
This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5.

1. も (mo) : also, too, as well

2. で (de) : in, at, on

3. に/へ (ni/e) : to (indicates direction / destination)

4. に (ni) : in, at, on, to

5. と (to) : and, with

6. が (ga) : subject marker

7. ~から~まで (kara~made) : From … to…

8. 全然~ない (zenzen ~ nai) : absolutely ~ no

9. ませんか (masen ka) : let’s; won’t you; wouldn’t you

10. があります (ga arimasu) : There is (something) somewhere

11. がいます (ga imasu) : There is (person/animal) somewhere

12. なくてもいいです (nakutemo ii desu) : unfading; not..

13. てはいけません (tewa ikemasen) : Do not do it

14. てもいいです (temo ii desu) : What is allowed?

15. ないでください (naide kudasai) : please don’t do

16. てください (te kudasai) : Please do something

17. たい (tai) : want to do something

18. がほしい (ga hoshii) : want

19. ましょうか (mashou ka) : I will …do something for you

20. ましょう (mashou) : let’s; shall we

21. に~回 (ni ~ kai) : Do ~ times in the interval

22. なる (naru) : to become

23. や (ya) : and

24. ~と同じ (to onaji) : Same as

25. ほど~ない (hodo ~ nai) : No… equal to

26. より~ほうが ~ (yori~hou ga) : more than

27. まだ (mada) : still; not yet

28. もう~ました (mou-mashita) : Done…; Something is done

29. から (kara) : since; because

30. だけ (dake) : only; just

31. なければなりません (nakereba narimasen) : Must

32. ~とき (toki) : When (when, what to do)

33. ~たあとで (ta ato de) : After having ~

34. ~てから (te kara) : after doing something; since

35. ~まえに~ (mae ni) : before, in front of

36. ので (node) : because of

37. ~や~など (ya nado) : As is … and

38. ~ないことがある~ (nai koto ga aru) : Also sometimes not…

39. たことがある (ta koto ga aru) : Have done something before

40. ている (teiru) : be doing something

41. たり~たり (tari~tari) : do such things like

42. けど / けれども (kedo / keredomo) : but; however; although

43. にする (ni suru) : to decide on

44. の (no) : of (indicates possessive)

45. てはいけない (te wa ikenai) : may not; must not; cannot

46. いる (iru) : to exist, there is/are

47. てもいい (te mo ii) : is okay; can; may

48. ~にいく (ni iku) : Go do something…

49. ~と言います (to iimasu) : Say/say that…

50. ~と思います (to omoimasu) : I think

51. ~でしょう (deshou) : ~ Right?

52. くらい (kurai) : about; approximately

53. だろう (darou) : probably; seems

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