JLPT N5 Grammar List – 60 Essential Patterns for Beginners
📘 Overview
This article provides a complete and practical list of 60 essential grammar points you need to pass the JLPT N5. Each item includes the English reading, Japanese form, and grammar meaning. Ideal for both quick review and in-depth study!
📋 Grammar List Table
| No | Grammar Lesson | 文法レッスン | Grammar Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cha ikenai / ja ikenai | ちゃいけない・じゃいけない | must not do (spoken Japanese) |
| 2 | da / desu | だ / です | to be (am, is, are, were, used to) |
| 3 | dake | だけ | only; just; as much as |
| 4 | darou | だろう | I think; it seems; probably; right? |
| 5 | de | で | in; at; on; by; with; via |
| 6 | demo | でも | but; however; though |
| 7 | deshou | でしょう | I think; it seems; probably; right? |
| 8 | donna | どんな | what kind of; what sort of |
| 9 | doushite | どうして | why; for what reason; how |
| 10 | douyatte | どうやって | how; in what way; by what means |
| 11 | ga | が | subject marker; however; but |
| 12 | ga arimasu | があります | there is; is (non-living things) |
| 13 | ga hoshii | がほしい | to want something |
| 14 | ga imasu | がいます | there is; to be; is (living things) |
| 15 | hou ga ii | ほうがいい | had better; should |
| 16 | i-adjectives | い-adjectives | i-adjectives |
| 17 | ichiban | 一番（いちばん） | the most; the best |
| 18 | issho ni | 一緒に（いっしょに） | together |
| 19 | itsumo | いつも | always; usually; habitually |
| 20 | janai / dewa nai | じゃない・ではない | to not be |
| 21 | ka | か | question particle |
| 22 | ka~ka | か～か | or |
| 23 | kara | から | because; since; from |
| 24 | kata | 方（かた） | how to do something |
| 25 | kedo | けど | but; although |
| 26 | keredo mo | けれども | but; however |
| 27 | mada | まだ | still; not yet |
| 28 | mada ~te imasen | まだ～ていません | have not yet ~ |
| 29 | made | まで | until; to; even |
| 30 | mae ni | 前に（まえに） | before; in front of |
| 31 | masen ka | ませんか | would you; shall we |
| 32 | mashou | ましょう | let’s; shall we |
| 33 | mashouka | ましょうか | shall I; offering help |
| 34 | mo | も | also; too |
| 35 | mou | もう | already; again; anymore |
| 36 | na-adjectives | な-adjectives | na-adjectives |
| 37 | naa | なあ | sentence-ending particle (emotion) |
| 38 | naide | ないで | without doing |
| 39 | naide kudasai | ないでください | please don’t do |
| 40 | naito ikenai | ないといけない | must do |
| 41 | ni | に | direction; time; target |
| 42 | ni naru | になる | to become |
| 43 | ni suru | にする | to decide on; make it ~ |
| 44 | no | の | possessive; explanation |
| 45 | noun + no + noun | の | noun modifier |
| 46 | o | を | object marker |
| 47 | onegai shimasu | お願いします | please (polite request) |
| 48 | shiranai | 知らない | don’t know |
| 49 | sou desu | そうです | that’s right; I heard that ~ |
| 50 | sou ni naru | そうになる | almost did; on the verge of |
| 51 | sou omoimasu | そう思います | I think so |
| 52 | souda | そうだ | I heard that |
| 53 | ta form | た-form | past tense; completed action |
| 54 | te form | て-form | connects actions; request form |
| 55 | te kudasai | てください | please do ~ |
| 56 | to | と | and; with; if/when |
| 57 | tokoro | ところ | about to; in the middle of |
| 58 | toki | とき | when |
| 59 | wa | は | topic marker |
| 60 | yoku | よく | often; well |
🧠 Summary
- Total Grammar Points: 60
- Level: JLPT N5 (Beginner)
- Purpose: Foundation for Japanese conversation and comprehension
- Next Step: Review each with example sentences and quizzes
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