N5 Mastery 0%

JLPT N5 Grammar Guide

56 grammar points across 7 chapters, aligned to the official JLPT N5 level and sequenced to roughly match Genki, the most widely used beginner Japanese textbook. Each point has two example sentences you rebuild word by word instead of just reading.

Chapter 1

1. The Absolute Basics

~です

0/2

to be/ it is (polite)

~じゃありません

0/2

to not be / it is not (polite)

~ですか

0/2

(indicates question: sentence end)

はい/いいえ

0/2

yes/no

そうです

0/2

(answer) it is/that's right

こ/そ/あ/ど (demonstrative prefixes)

0/2

こ: Something near to the speaker; そ: Something near to the listener; あ: Something far away from both speaker and listener; ど: Something the speaker doesn't see or know about.

これ/それ/あれ/どれ

0/2

This, that, that one over there, which

この/その/あの/どの [Noun]

0/2

this/that/that (over there)/which [Noun]

ここ/そこ/あそこ/どこ

0/2

Here, there, over there, where

Chapter 2

2. Existence & Location

あります/います

0/2

there is..., have... (あります for inanimate objects, います for animate objects)

[Place] に/で

0/2

(location particles) に (marks existence), で (marks action)

よく/だいたい/たくさん/少し/あまり/ぜんぜん

0/2

Adverbs of degree/quantity (often/mostly/a lot/a little/not much/not at all)

Chapter 3

3. Core Particles & Actions

~を

0/2

(object marker particle)

[Place] に/へ 行きます/来ます/かえります

0/2

go/come/return to [Place] (に/へ mark destination)

~に行きます

0/2

I'm going (an event)/ to (do something)

どうやって

0/2

how... (by what method)

~から〜まで

0/2

from...to...

[Noun] が好き/きらい/上手/下手

0/2

like/dislike/be good at/be bad at [Noun]

~は~が [Adjective]

0/2

(Topic は Sub-part が Adjective)

Chapter 4

4. Adjectives & Declarations

[Adjective] + [Noun]

0/2

(Modifying a noun with an adjective)

Plain style [i-Adjective]

0/2

(Conjugation for i-adjectives, plain form)

Polite style [i-Adjective]

0/2

(Conjugation for i-adjectives, polite form)

Plain style [na-Adjective/Noun]

0/2

(Conjugation for na-adjectives/nouns, plain form)

Polite style [na-Adjective]/[Noun]

0/2

(Conjugation for na-adjectives/nouns, polite form)

[Plain style]+[Noun] (Noun modifiers)

0/2

(Using a plain form verb/adjective phrase to modify a noun)

Chapter 5

5. The TE-Form Core

Verb Group [dictionary-form] Version

0/2

G1 (Group 1: -u ending), G2 (Group 2: -iru/-eru ending), G3 (Group 3: irregular; する/来る)

Verb Group [masu-form] Version

0/2

G1: -imasu, G2: -emasu, G3: します(shimasu)/来ます(kimasu)

Verb 辞書形 (Dictionary form)

0/2

Verb dictionary-form (plain, non-past)

Verb ます形 (Masu form)

0/2

Verb masu-form (polite, non-past)

Plain style [Verb]

0/2

(Conjugation for verbs, plain form)

Polite style [Verb]

0/2

(Conjugation for verbs, polite form)

Verb て形 (Te form)

0/2

Verb te-form (used for requests, joining actions, etc.)

~て

0/2

(used to join two or more sentences/actions together)

~てください / 〜ないでください

0/2

please do... / please don't do...

~ています

0/2

(1. an action in progress) (2. a resulting condition/state)

~てはいけません

0/2

must not... (strong prohibition)

~てもいいですか

0/2

may I [Verb]? (asking for permission)

Chapter 6

6. Intermediate Action Patterns

~たいです

0/2

I want to [Verb]

[Noun] がほしいです

0/2

I want [Noun]

~ましょうか

0/2

shall we/I [Verb]? (making an offer or suggestion)

~てから

0/2

after [Verb] / [Verb] and then...

~まえに

0/2

before...

~たことがあります

0/2

have the experience of V-ing

Chapter 7

7. Conjunctions & Questions

[Person/Animal] と

0/2

with [Person/Animal]

[Noun] と [Noun]

0/2

[Noun] and [Noun] (a complete list)

~や~

0/2

things like... and... (an incomplete list)

[Noun] の [Noun]

0/2

(particle indicating possession or modification)

が/けど

0/2

but... (conjunction)

~から

0/2

because... (reason)

〜とき

0/2

when… (at the time of...)

どんな [Noun]

0/2

what kind of [Noun]?

どうですか

0/2

how about, how... (asking for an opinion or impression)

何 (なん/なに)

0/2

what

どれ/どの [Noun]

0/2

which... (out of three or more)

どこ(へ/に)も/何も/だれも + (Negative)

0/2

not…anywhere / not...anything / no one

どこか/何か/だれか/いつか

0/2

somewhere/something/someone/sometime

Navigation

Home Insights Grammar Fluency Tool Kana Challenge YoMoo

Tools

Japanese Analyzer Hangman Kanji Game Kana Quiz Game Fever Pitch JLPT Crossword Puzzles Pitch Accent Lab