Every JLPT N5 grammar point in one list: all 39 patterns with their English meaning, and a full explanation page for 8 of them, covering what the pattern does, how it attaches, and the free Japanese texts that use it in real sentences.
文法JLPT N5 Grammar
All 39 N5 grammar points
- でat / by means of2 texts
- でしょうprobably / right?1 text
- 〜がありますthere is (inanimate)3 texts
- 〜がいますthere is (animate)2 texts
- 〜ほうがいいhad better / you should
- 〜からbecause / sinceCard15
- 〜く/ 〜になるbecome
- まだ〜ていませんhave not done yet
- 〜まえにbefore doing1 text
- 〜ませんかwon’t you? (invitation)
- 〜ましょうlet’s
- 〜ましょうかshall I? / shall we?1 text
- もalso / too1 text
- 〜んですexplanatory (んだ / のだ)Card26
- ないでくださいplease do not
- 〜なくちゃいけないhave to (casual)
- にto / at / in (target)2 texts
- に/へto (direction)
- 〜にいくgo to do
- 〜のがへたですbe bad at doing
- 〜のがじょうずですbe good at doing
- 〜のがすきですlike doing
- 〜のほうが〜よりA is more … than B
- 〜のなかで〜がいちばん〜the most … among
- のでbecause (soft)Card9
- 〜すぎるtoo much / excessively
- 〜たことがあるhave done before (experience)Card17
- 〜たいwant to do2 texts
- 〜たり …〜たりするdo things like A and B1 text
- 〜ているongoing action / stateCard45
- 〜てからafter doingCard5
- 〜てくださいplease do4 texts
- 〜てもいいですmay / it’s okay to
- 〜てはいけませんmust not / may notCard7
- とand / with / quotationCard5
- つもりですintend to / plan to
- はtopic marker
- をdirect object marker1 text
- やand (a non-exhaustive list)
解説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. 8 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. 8 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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