JLPT N5 Grammar: ～にいく (ni iku) Meaning: Go do something… How to use: ～にいく Explain: Used to express the idea of going somewhere, to do something, go with some purpose… The nouns in this sentence pattern are words that indicate direction or place. For example: 1. 友達の家に遊びににいく。 Tomodachi no ie …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～と言います (to iimasu) Meaning: Say/say that… How to use: ［文］ + と言います V(普) + と言います Explain: We use the particle 「と」 to express the content of 「いいます」 When quoting directly, we leave the quote as it is and put it in 「」. When we quote indirectly, we …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～でしょう (deshou) Meaning: ～ Right? How to use: Aい/V(普) + でしょう na Adjな + でしょう Nだ + でしょう Explain: Used in a higher voice to confirm the agreement of the listener when the speaker thinks he or she has an understanding of the topic of the …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～とき (toki) Meaning: When (when, what to do) How to use: N + の + とき、～ Adjectives ending in い + い + とき、～ Adjectives ending in な + とき、～ V + とき、～ Explain: Describe a state or an event happening at the same time V- る時(before) …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ている (teiru) Meaning: be doing something How to use: Vて + いる Vて + います Explain: Describes an action in progress. Describes a state (which is the result of an action) that remains, continues in the present. Used to talk about habits, habits (ie behaviors that are repeated …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: たり～たり (tari~tari) Meaning: do such things like How to use: N（は／が）V1 + たり + V2 + たり + する For example: 1. コピーをとったり、ワープロを打ったり、今日は一日中忙しかった。 Kopii o tottari, waapuro o uttari, kyou wa ichinichijuu isogashikatta. Today is busy all day, which is the photo, which is the computer 2. …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: なる (naru) Meaning: to become How to use: Noun + になる なadjective + になる いadjective remove い + くなる Explain: Means “to become”, it denotes a change in state or quality For example: 1. 暗くなる前に家に帰りたい。 kurakunaru mae ni ie ni kaeritai. I want to go home before it gets …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: や (ya) Meaning: and How to use: Noun + や + Noun Explain: や is used to link nouns in an incomplete list. For example: 1. アユミは深刻な病気や、ほかの困難に打ち勝った。 ayumi wa shinkoku na byouki ya, hoka no konnan ni uchikatta. Ayumi overcame a serious illness and other challenges. 2. …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～や～など (ya nado) Meaning: As is … and How to use: N1 + や + N2 + など ～ Explain: The particle 「や」 is used when we want to list nouns. The particle 「や」 is used to list some typical objects (two or more nouns) only. We …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ので (node) Meaning: because of; the reason is that; given that How to use: Verb + ので Noun + なので いadj + ので なadj + なので Explain: 『ので』 Used to express cause, reason. For example: 1. 雨が降っていたので、出て行くこともできなかった。 ame ga futte ita node, dete iku koto mo dekinakatta. …
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