JLPT N5 grammar list

28 patterns sorted by frequency. Click any pattern for meaning, usage, and FAQs.

• いちばんthe most, the best
• からfrom, since
• があるto be, to exist
• がいるto exist, there is/are
• すぎるtoo much
• たいwant to do something
• たことがあるhave done something before
• つもりだplan to do something, plan on doing something
• ているbe doing something
• てからafter doing something, since
• てはいけないmay not, must not
• てもいいis okay, is alright to, can, may
• でin, at, on
• でしょうI think, probably
• とand, with
• なるto become
• にin, at, on, to
• にいくto go in order to do something
• のがじょうずto be good at
• のがすきto love / to like doing something
• のがへたto be bad at something, to be not good at something
• ほうがいいhad better, should, it’d be better to
• まえにbefore, in front of
• ましょうlet’s, shall we
• ませんかlet’s, won’t you, wouldn’t you
• まだstill; not yet
• やand
• より ~ のほうが ~more than