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文法ぶんぽうJLPT N5 Grammar PDF

JLPT N5 Grammar PDF: Free 14-Page Book

The JLPT N5 Grammar PDF is a free 14-page book: all 39 N5 grammar points as a printable checklist, plus 8 full study cards with example sentences and furigana.

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Print the whole book, or just the pages for the patterns you are stuck on. The checklist runs in the order the JLPT groups the points, with a tick box on every row, and the 8 study cards behind it are the same ones each grammar point's page offers on its own.

Cover of the free JLPT N5 Grammar book: 39 grammar points on 14 printable A4 pages.

見本みほんWhat you get

14 A4 pages, laid out to print: the complete checklist first, then one full study card per page so you can print only the patterns you are working on.

Pages
14
Grammar points
39
Study cards
8
Format
A4 PDF · 1.1 MB
Price
Free

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目次もくじTable of contents

What is in the JLPT N5 Grammar book

N5 grammar list

Every point below is in the book. The 8 marked with a study card get a full page to themselves; the other 31 are checklist rows, one line apiece with the romaji and the English meaning.

  1. at / by means of
  2. でしょうprobably / right?
  3. 〜がありますthere is (inanimate)
  4. 〜がいますthere is (animate)
  5. 〜ほうがいいhad better / you should
  6. 〜からbecause / sinceStudy card
  7. 〜く/ 〜になるbecome
  8. まだ〜ていませんhave not done yet
  9. 〜まえにbefore doing
  10. 〜ませんかwon’t you? (invitation)
  11. 〜ましょうlet’s
  12. 〜ましょうかshall I? / shall we?
  13. also / too
  14. 〜んですexplanatory (んだ / のだ)Study card
  15. ないでくださいplease do not
  16. 〜なくちゃいけないhave to (casual)
  17. to / at / in (target)
  18. に/へto (direction)
  19. 〜にいくgo to do
  20. 〜のがへたですbe bad at doing
  21. 〜のがじょうずですbe good at doing
  22. 〜のがすきですlike doing
  23. 〜のほうが〜よりA is more … than B
  24. 〜のなかで〜がいちばん〜the most … among
  25. のでbecause (soft)Study card
  26. 〜すぎるtoo much / excessively
  27. 〜たことがあるhave done before (experience)Study card
  28. 〜たいwant to do
  29. 〜たり …〜たりするdo things like A and B
  30. 〜ているongoing action / stateStudy card
  31. 〜てからafter doingStudy card
  32. 〜てくださいplease do
  33. 〜てもいいですmay / it’s okay to
  34. 〜てはいけませんmust not / may notStudy card
  35. and / with / quotationStudy card
  36. つもりですintend to / plan to
  37. topic marker
  38. direct object marker
  39. and (a non-exhaustive list)

解説かいせつBackground

About the JLPT N5 Grammar book

The JLPT N5 Grammar book is in two parts. Part one is the complete JLPT N5 checklist: every one of the 39 grammar points the JLPT groups at this level, each with its romaji and its English meaning, in the order the exam groups them. Part two is 8 full study cards, one page per pattern. Each page runs top to bottom: the pattern with its romaji, what it means, how it is built, example sentences with furigana, and last the nuances that catch learners out.

The patterns here are not a textbook's list. Yomimaru is a reading app built on public-domain Japanese: Aozora Bunko stories, folk tales, graded readers. The points that have a full study card are the ones that keep turning up in those texts. That is why a few famous textbook patterns are only a checklist row, and a few unglamorous ones get a whole page.

Everything in the book is free to print and free to share, including with a class. You can also take the study cards one at a time from each grammar point's page, where we ask for no email at all. The book exists because one PDF is easier to keep than 8 separate ones.

質問しつもんQuestions

JLPT N5 Grammar: questions & answers

Is the JLPT N5 Grammar PDF really free?

Yes, the whole 14 pages. We never ask for payment details, and nothing here turns into a subscription later. We do ask for an email address, so that we can send you the file and tell you when new grammar cards go up, and you can unsubscribe in one click. The download link also appears on this page the moment you submit the form, so you never have to wait for the mail.

What is inside the JLPT N5 Grammar book?

All 39 JLPT N5 grammar points as a printable checklist with romaji and English meanings, plus 8 full study cards at one page each. A card gives the pattern's meaning, its construction rules, example sentences with furigana, and the nuances learners get wrong. 14 A4 pages in total.

Do I need a Yomimaru account to download it?

No. An email address is all we ask, and the book is yours to keep without ever creating an account. If you do have one, the "Sign in and get it" button skips the form: we send the book to the address on your account and put the download on screen. A free account does that; you do not need to be on a paid plan.

Can I print it, or share it with my class?

Yes to both. It is laid out as A4 portrait with one study card per page, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you are working on. Teachers are welcome to hand it out.

What is the difference between the book and the individual grammar cards?

The content is the same. Each grammar point's page on Yomimaru gives you its study card as a single PDF and asks for no email at all. This book bundles them into one file with a checklist of every JLPT N5 pattern in front, which is what most people want when they are studying a whole level rather than one point.

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