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…
📘 Meaning & Usage ~でも connects two clauses to express contrast: “but,” “however,” or “though.” 💡 Examples 行きたい。でも、お金がない。I want to go. But I have no money. 彼は優しい。でも、時々怒る。He’s kind. However, he…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~で marks: Location of action (“at,” “in”) Means or method (“by,” “with”) 💡 Examples 図書館で勉強します。Toshokan de benkyō shimasu.I study…
📘 Meaning & Usage ~だけ marks limitation: “only,” “just,” or “as much as.” It follows nouns or verbs (dictionary form) to restrict quantity or extent. 💡 Example Sentences 水だけ飲みました。Mizu dake…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage ~だろう is an informal ending expressing conjecture or asking for agreement: “probably,” “I think,” or “right?” 💡 Examples 明日は雨が降るだろう。Ashita…
📘 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,…