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Japanese Verb: 知らない (shiranai) – I Don’t Know
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage 知らない (shiranai) is the negative present form of the verb 知る (shiru), meaning “to know.” It literally means “don’t…
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Japanese Phrase: お願いします – Please / I Humbly Request
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The Japanese phrase お願いします (onegaishimasu) is a polite expression used when making requests, asking for favors, or expressing hope…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: Noun + の + Noun – Possessive / Attribution
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The structure Noun + の + Noun is used to connect two nouns. It indicates possession, relationship, origin, or…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: の – Possessive / Nominalizer
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle の is used in two main ways: As a possessive particle: to show ownership or relationship (like…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: にする – To Decide On / To Choose
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern にする is used when making a decision or choice. It often appears in situations like ordering…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: になる – To Become
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar structure になる is used to express a change of state — when something or someone "becomes" something…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: に – Direction, Time, Target Marker
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle に is used to indicate various roles in a sentence such as direction, time, location (with existence…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ないといけない – Must / Have to Do
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ないといけない is used to express obligation or necessity. It means “must do” or “have to do.”…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ないでください – Please Don’t Do (Something)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ないでください is used to make a polite request asking someone not to do something. Formation: Verb…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～ないで – Without Doing Something
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～ないで is used to express "without doing (something)" or "don’t do (something) and...". It connects two…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: なあ – Expressing Emotion or Thought
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage なあ is a sentence-ending particle in Japanese used when the speaker expresses emotion, admiration, or reflection—often when talking to…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: な-Adjectives – Describing with な
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage な-Adjectives are adjectives in Japanese that require the particle な when directly modifying a noun. Translation: Adjectives that describe…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: もう – “Already / Anymore”
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage もう is an adverb that can mean "already", "soon", or "not anymore" depending on the context and whether it…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: も – “Also / Too”
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle も is used to indicate similarity or addition. It can mean "also" or "too" in English. It…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ましょうか – “Shall we…?” (Polite Suggestion)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ましょうか is a polite way to suggest doing something together or ask if someone wants to do…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ましょう – “Let’s do…” (Suggestion)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ましょう is used to make a polite suggestion, which can be translated as "Let's do..." or "Shall…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ませんか – “Won’t you?” / “Would you like to?”
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ませんか is used to make polite invitations or suggestions. It is a question form, which is often…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: 前に（まえに） – Before (Time/Action)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle 前に（まえに） is used to express the meaning of **"before"** in Japanese. It can refer to a point…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: まで – Until (Time/Place)
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle まで is used to express **"until"**. It indicates the point in time or place that an action…
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JLPT N5 Grammar: まだ～ていません – Not Yet
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern まだ～ていません is used to express that something has not happened yet but is expected to happen.…