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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