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- N5 grammarJapanese verb groups: dictionary forms and polite endingsA verb's dictionary form decides how it conjugates. The test that separates the two groups, the exceptions that break it, and how each becomes ます.Available6 min read
- N5 grammarの for possession: joining two nounsの links one noun to another, and possession is only its most famous job. How it attaches, the relationships it carries, and the one place it never goes.Available6 min read
- N5 grammarJapanese questions: か, question words and short answersAsk and answer N5 Japanese questions with か, か〜か, どんな, どうして and どうやって. Learn where each form goes and practise short replies.Available6 min read
- N5 grammarThe て-form: how to build it, and why everything needs itLearn how to make the Japanese て-form from every verb group, including 行く, then use it for sequences, requests and the patterns that follow.Available6 min read
- N5 grammarです and だ: what the copula is actually doingLearn when Japanese uses です, だ or neither: noun and adjective rules, polite versus plain register, common mistakes and practice.Available7 min read
- N5 grammarを and the direct object, and when Japanese drops itLearn where Japanese を belongs, how direct objects differ from subjects and places, and when conversation leaves the particle unspoken, with practice.Available7 min read
- N5 grammarある or いる: the two verbs for something being thereChoose ある or いる for Japanese existence sentences, build location and possession patterns, and practise plants, people, objects and context-dependent robots.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarい-adjectives and な-adjectives are different word classesCompare Japanese i-adjectives and na-adjectives before nouns, in negative and past forms, and as adverbs. Practise with all answers below the questions.Available9 min read
- N5 grammarHow Japanese says no: ない, ません, and the past negativeBuild Japanese negative verbs with ない and ません, then make them past. Compare noun negation with じゃない and practise before reading the answers.Available9 min read
- N5 grammarThe た-form is the て-form with one sound changedMake the Japanese た-form using the て-form pattern. Check ichidan, godan and irregular verbs, compare ました, then practise before viewing the answers.Available9 min read
- N5 grammar～たい: wanting to do something, and why it takes がBuild Japanese ～たい from the ます-stem, use を or が with its object, and learn negative and past forms with seven exercises and separate answers.Available8 min read
- N5 grammar～ましょう and ～ませんか: suggesting without decidingCompare polite Japanese invitations with ませんか, suggestions with ましょう, and offers with ましょうか. Learn the stems and practise with explained answers.Available9 min read
- N5 grammar～てください: polite requests and clear instructionsUse ～てください for polite Japanese requests, instructions and invitations. Learn its attachment and register, then practise with explained answers.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarから or ので: two ways to say becauseLearn the difference between から and ので, including だから and なので, polite endings and context. Try seven original questions with explained answers.Available9 min read
- N5 grammarも, と, や: the particles that add things upLearn how と names a complete relevant list, や gives examples and も adds also or either. Includes と for with and seven questions with answers below.Available10 min read
- N5 grammarに, で and へ: choosing a particle for a placeChoose に, で or へ for existence, an action or a destination. Learn why に and へ overlap, then try seven questions with all answers below.Available9 min read
- N5 grammar～てもいい and ～てはいけない: permission and prohibitionAsk permission with ～てもいい and state a prohibition with ～てはいけない. Learn verb forms, spoken ちゃ／じゃ, register and six original exercises.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarComparisons: より, ほうが and いちばんCompare two things with より and のほうが, then name the cheapest in a group with いちばん. Learn four N5 sentence frames and try eight original questions.Available8 min read
- N5 grammar～に行く: going somewhere to do somethingBuild に行く from a Japanese verb’s ます-stem to say why you are going somewhere. Separate destination, object and purpose, then try six original exercises.Available9 min read
- N5 grammar～前に and ～後で: putting actions in orderUse dictionary forms before 前に and ta-forms before 後で. Compare past and future plans, noun phrases, and six original questions with explained answers.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarから and まで: starting and ending pointsUse から for a starting point and まで for an endpoint. Read time ranges and routes, separate causal から, and practise with six original questions.Available8 min read
- N5 grammar～が好き and ～が上手: describing preferences and abilityUse が好き, が上手 and が下手 for preferences and skills. Learn noun and verb + のが patterns, then try six exercises with answers below.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarだけ: saying only and setting a limitLearn N5 だけ for only, with nouns, verbs and adjectives. Check what it limits, distinguish しか, and try six exercises with answers below.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarでしょう and だろう: making an inferenceChoose でしょう or だろう by purpose and register. Learn inference, confirmation, plain-form attachment, intonation and seven original exercises.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarでも and をください: contrast and requestsLearn sentence-opening でも for contrast and noun + をください for requesting things, then separate them from two lookalike beginner patterns.Available8 min read
- N5 grammarほしい and たい: wanting things or actionsChoose がほしい for a wanted thing and ～たい for an action you want to do, then change the wish for tense, negation and context.Available7 min read
- N5 grammar～たほうがいい: giving advice in JapaneseUse ～たほうがいい for what someone should do and ～ないほうがいい for what they should avoid, with clear form, strength and N5 practice.Available7 min read
- N5 grammar一緒に and いつも: company and frequencyLearn how 一緒に marks a shared action and いつも marks frequency, where each adverb sits, and how both can describe the same N5 sentence.Available7 min read
- N5 grammar～方: describing a way of doing somethingBuild ～方（かた） from a Japanese verb’s ます-stem to say how to do something, then use it as a noun with the right particles.Available7 min read
- N5 grammarけど and けれども: contrast and softened openingsChoose けど, けれど or けれども by register, attach each form correctly, and recognize when it softens a request instead of meaning ‘but’.Available8 min read