Master advanced Japanese grammar with our comprehensive JLPT N5 Grammar guides. Includes detailed explanations, native-level examples, and practice exercises to help you succeed in the JLPT N5 exam.
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle けど is a casual way to say "but" or "although". It is used to connect two contrasting…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The particle から has two common uses in Japanese: 1. Reason / Cause (because): Used after a sentence to…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern か~か is used to list two or more choices or possibilities, similar to "A or B"…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage じゃない and ではない are used to make the negative form of nouns and na-adjectives. じゃない is used in casual…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage いつも (itsumo) is an adverb meaning “always” or “usually”. It is used to describe habitual or routine actions. It…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage 一緒に (いっしょに) is a common expression in Japanese that means "together" or "with". It is used to indicate doing…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~ほうがいい is used to give advice or make a suggestion. It means “You should...” or “It’s…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~がほしい is used to express that you want something. It is used with nouns and is…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~があります is used to indicate the existence of non-living things such as objects, plants, and events. Translation:…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~がいます is used to indicate the existence of living things such as people and animals. Translation: There…
📘 Meaning & Usage ~ちゃいけない and ~じゃいけない are casual spoken forms of ~てはいけない, which expresses a prohibition: “must not do.” Translation: “You must not…” Form: Verb-て-form + ちゃいけない (for verbs…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~どうやって asks “how” or “by what method/means.” Use when inquiring procedures or ways to do something. 💡 Examples どうやって作るの?Dōyatte…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~どうして asks “why” or “for what reason.” Use to inquire about cause or motive. 💡 Examples どうして遅れたの?Dōshite okureta no?Why…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~どんな is used before a noun to ask “what kind of” or “what sort of.” 💡 Examples どんな本が好きですか?Donna hon…