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文法ぶんぽうJLPT N5 Grammar

JLPT N5 Grammar List: All 39 Points

There are 39 JLPT N5 grammar points in this list. 14 of them have a full explanation page with free Japanese texts that use the pattern.

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Every JLPT N5 grammar point in one list: all 39 patterns with their English meaning, and a full explanation page for 14 of them, covering what the pattern does, how it attaches, and the free Japanese texts that use it in real sentences.

文法ぶんぽうJLPT N5 Grammar

All 39 N5 grammar points

14 explained in full
  1. でat / by means of6
  2. でしょうprobably / right?2 texts
  3. 〜がありますthere is (inanimate)10
  4. 〜がいますthere is (animate)5
  5. 〜ほうがいいhad better / you should1 text
  6. 〜からbecause / sinceCard19
  7. 〜く/ 〜になるbecome5
  8. まだ〜ていませんhave not done yet1 text
  9. 〜まえにbefore doing1 text
  10. 〜ませんかwon’t you? (invitation)2 texts
  11. 〜ましょうlet’s1 text
  12. 〜ましょうかshall I? / shall we?1 text
  13. もalso / too7
  14. 〜んですexplanatory (んだ / のだ)Card31
  15. ないでくださいplease do not2 texts
  16. 〜なくちゃいけないhave to (casual)
  17. にto / at / in (target)2 texts
  18. に/へto (direction)3 texts
  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 … among2 texts
  25. のでbecause (soft)Card10
  26. 〜すぎるtoo much / excessively2 texts
  27. 〜たことがあるhave done before (experience)Card17
  28. 〜たいwant to do2 texts
  29. 〜たり …〜たりするdo things like A and B2 texts
  30. 〜ているongoing action / stateCard56
  31. 〜てからafter doingCard6
  32. 〜てくださいplease do9
  33. 〜てもいいですmay / it’s okay to
  34. 〜てはいけませんmust not / may notCard7
  35. とand / with / quotationCard6
  36. つもりですintend to / plan to
  37. はtopic marker
  38. をdirect object marker2 texts
  39. やand (a non-exhaustive list)

解説かいせつBackground

About JLPT N5 grammar

JLPT N5 grammar is the foundation of Japanese: the particles, verb conjugations, and sentence frames every later level builds on. This list covers all 39 N5 points in Yomimaru's taxonomy — from です/ます politeness and the core particles to patterns like 〜てもいい and 〜ながら — every one with its English meaning.

The fastest way to make N5 grammar stick is to meet it outside the textbook. 14 of the 39 points have a full explanation page here: the pattern, the traps, and the free Japanese texts in this library that use it.

質問しつもんQuestions

JLPT N5 grammar: questions & answers

How many JLPT N5 grammar points are there?

There are 39 JLPT N5 grammar points in this list, the complete N5 set Yomimaru's library is tagged with. 14 of them have a full explanation page, which a point earns once 5 or more texts in the library use it.

What is the best way to learn N5 grammar?

Study a point, then read it. Reading is what turns a rule you can recite into one you recognise mid-sentence, and it shows you which patterns actually turn up in writing rather than only in drills. Each explained point on this page ends with free graded Japanese texts that use it, with furigana and an English breakdown of every sentence.

Are these N5 grammar pages free?

Yes, all of it: the lists, the explanations, and the texts they link to. You do not need a subscription or a login to read any of it. A free Yomimaru account adds saved progress and the built-in dictionary.

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