In this article, we are going to share a list of Japanese grammar rules and structures in JLPT N5. This is a complete list of the basic grammar of the Japanese language, involving particles, adverbs and other expressions that form the basis of Japanese.
N5 JLPT Japanese Grammar Rules
We recommend examining grammatical expressions in isolation, as errors may have occurred during translation. The purpose of the list below is just to show you what you need to study to take the JLPT exam.
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| い-adjectives | i-adjectives | i-adjectives |
| いつも | itsumo | always; usually; habitually |
| お / ご | the / go | polished marker; honorific prefix particle |
| か | ka | question particle |
| が | ga | subject marker; however; but ~ |
| か～か | ka~ka | or |
| があります | ga arimasu | yes; it is (non-living things) |
| がいます | ga imasu | there is; to be; is (living things) |
| がほしい | ga hoshii | want something |
| から | kara | because; since the; of |
| けど | kedo | but; however; although |
| けれども | keredo mo | but; however; although |
| しかし | However | but; however ~ |
| じゃない・ではない | janai / dewa nai | not to be (I am not; he/she is not; I am not) |
| すぎる | suggested | too much |
| そして | soshite | and; and then; therefore; and now ~ |
| それから | sore kara | and; and then; after that; since then |
| だ・です | of / of | be (am, is, are, were, used to) |
| たい | tai | do you want to do something |
| だけ | only | only; just; as much as ~ |
| たことがある | ta koto ga aru | have done something before |
| たり～たり | tari~tari | do things like a and b |
| だろう | gave | I think; seems; probably; right? |
| ちゃいけない・じゃいけない | cha ikenai / ja ikenai | shouldn't do (spoken Japanese) |
| つもり | tsumori | plan for ~; I intend to ~ |
| で | in | no; in; in; by; with; through the |
| てある | Te aru | is/has been done (resulting state) |
| ている | te iru | action in progress or current state |
| てから | te kara | after doing ~ |
| てください | te kudasai | please do it |
| でしょう | deshou | I think; seems; probably; right? |
| てはいけない | wa ikenai | you must not; you must not; you cannot |
| でも | demo | but; however; although |
| てもいいです | temo ii desu | Is it okay for..; is everything okay for..; can I..? |
| と | tō | and; with; how; connection particle |
| どうして | doushite | why; for what reason; how |
| どうやって | douyatte | how; in what way; for what it means |
| とき | toki | when; at this moment |
| とても | totem | very; very; extremely |
| どんな | lady | What kind of; What kind of |
| な-adjectives | na-adjectives | adjectives-na |
| なあ | nah | end-of-sentence particle; confirmation; admiration, etc |
| ないで | naide | without doing ~; to do [b] without doing [a] |
| ないでください | naide kudasai | please don't do it |
| ないといけない | naito ikenai | must do; has the obligation to do |
| なくちゃ | nakucha | must do; I need; I have to do |
| なくてはいけない | nakute wa ikenai | must do; need to do |
| なくてはならない | nakute wa naranai | must do; need to do |
| なくてもいい | naku fear ii | not have to |
| なる | naru | become |
| に | no | Destination particle; no; in; in; to |
| に/へ | n/e | to (indicates direction/destination) |
| にいく | ni iku | will do |
| にする | ni suru | decide on |
| ね | ne | is not? right? Eh? |
| の | no | possessive particle |
| のが上手（のがじょうず） | no ga jouzu | be good at |
| のが下手（のがへた） | no ga heta | be bad at doing something |
| のが好き（のがすき） | no ga suki | like to do something |
| ので | node | because of; since; from the |
| のです | in the sky | to explain something; show emphasis |
| の中で[a]が一番（のなかで[a]がいちばん） | in the naka of [a] ga ichiban | out of this group, [a] is the best |
| は | wa-topic marker | topic marker |
| は〜より・・・です | wa ~yori... desu | [a] is more ~ than [b] |
| はどうですか | wa dou desu ka | and what about; how is |
| ほうがいい | hou ga ii | I had better; it would be better; should ~ |
| ましょう | mashou | let's ~; we should ~ |
| ましょうか | mashouka | should ~; used to offer help to the listener |
| ませんか | masen ka | you would; you want; we should |
| まだ | lady | still; not yet |
| まだ～ていません | mada ~te imasen | not yet ~ |
| まで | made | until; as far as; to a certain extent; same ~ |
| も | mo | also; furthermore; also |
| もう | mou | already; no longer; again; from others |
| や | yes | and; or; connecting particle |
| よ | yo | you know; emphasis (final particle) |
| より～ほうが | yori ~hou ga | [a] is more than [b] |
| を | o/wo | object marker particle |
| をください | the kudasai | please give me ~ |
| んです | ndesu | to explain something; show emphasis |
| 一番（いちばん） | ichiban | the majority; to the best |
| 一緒に（いっしょに） | issho ni | together |
| 前に（まえに） | mae ni | before; in front of ~ |
| 方（かた） | kata | the way to do something; how to do |
