JLPT N5 – Complete grammar list

This page gathers a list of the main grammar structures in order to be able to pass the JLPT N5.

The most difficult with grammar, in comparison with the vocabulary or the kanji for instance, is to not only understand but also to be able to re-use the studied forms.

This is why you can click on any grammar form you would like to study more and a new tab will open automatically. From an other study page, the pronunciation, meaning and explanation of each grammar structure are provided. Example sentences are also available on each study page in order to be able to practice with real examples.

番号 N°	文法形式 Grammar form	読み方 Pronunciation	意味 Meaning
1	ちゃいけない	cha ikenai	mustn’t .. (similar to “じゃいけない”)
2	ましょうか	mashouka	shall I?
3	どうして	doushite	how; in what way; by what means
4	けど	kedo	but; however
5	に/へ	ni/e	to (a place)
6	たい	tai	want to
7	がいます / がいる	ga imasu / ga iru	there is (for a living body)
8	のです	no desu	the expectation is that …; the reason is that …; the fact is that …; the explanation is that …; it is that …
9	すぎる	sugiru	to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
10	ませんか	masen ka	won’t (hasn’t, isn’t, doesn’t, etc.)
11	なぁ	naa	hey; say; look
12	お/ご	o/go
13	か	ka	used as a question mark
14	〇〇方が〇〇	-hou ga –	A is more B (than something else)
15	で	de	in, with
16	なる	naru	to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
17	しかし	shikashi	however; but
18	ている	te iru	is .. -ing
19	〇〇は〇〇より〇〇です	-wa -yori -desu	.. compared to .. is more ..
20	はどうですか	wa dou desu ka	what about .. ?
21	どうやって	douyatte	how; in what way; by what means
22	から	kara	from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
23	つもり	tsumori	intention; plan
24	にする	ni suru	to make something as ..
25	にいく	ni iku	to go for +verb-ing, to go + verb-ing
26	でしょう	deshou	it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder
27	まだ	mada	still; as yet; hitherto; only
28	なくては	nakute wa	unless; without
29	に	ni	towards (someone), to (someone)
30	てもいいです	temo ii desu	it is ok to do ..
31	ほうがいい	hou ga ii	had better
32	のがじょうず	no ga jouzu	being good at ..
33	は	wa	topic marker particle
34	〇〇より〇〇方がマシ	-yori -hou ga mashi	I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
35	てから	te kara	after .. is done
36	じゃない	janai / dewa nai	is not; am not; are not
37	けれども	keredo mo	however; although
38	を	wo	indicates direct object of action
39	よ	yo	put an emphasis on the confidence ones have into what he or she is saying
40	だろう	darou	seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope
41	なくてはならない	nakute wa naranai	cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary
42	んです	ndesu	the expectation is that …; the reason is that …; the fact is that …; the explanation is that …; it is that …
43	や	ya	or
44	がほしい	ga hoshii	I want ..
45	もう	mou	now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
46	〇〇のなかで〇〇がいちばん	-no naka de -ga ichiban	among .., .. is the best
47	とても	totemo	very; awfully; exceedingly
48	どんな	donna	what; what kind of
49	〇〇たり〇〇たり	tari-tari	-ing and -ing (e.g. “coming and going”)
50	いちばん	ichiban	number one; first; first place