JLPT N5 Grammar: ～まえに～ (mae ni) Meaning: before, in front of How to use: V1 + まえに、V2 N の + まえに、V In case of quantifiers (time period) + まえに、V Explain: 1. Verb case: This sentence pattern indicates that the action in verb 2 occurs before verb 1. Verb 1 is always …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～てから (te kara) Meaning: after doing something; since How to use: Verbてfrom + から Explain: This sentence pattern is used to show that the action in verb 2 is done after the action in verb 1 ends. The time of the sentence is determined by the time …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: だけ (dake) Meaning: only; just How to use: Verb-casual + だけ いadj + だけ なadj + だけ Noun + だけ Explain: There is nothing else to describe the meaning other than that In addition, it also expresses the negative meaning 「だけでなく」( no longer ) For example: 1. …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: から (kara) Meaning: since; because How to use: Verb + から いadjective + から なadjective + だから Noun + だから Explain: Used to present the cause, reason and emphasize your opinion about a certain thing Used to join two sentences into one sentence. Sentence 1 shows the reason …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: もう～ました (mou～mashita) Meaning: Done…; Something is done How to use: もう + V + ました もう + V + た. Explain: Describe a completed action For example: 1. もう宿題をしましたか? Mou shukudai o shimashita ka? Have you done your homework yet? 2. もう晩御飯を食べましたか? Mou ban gohan o tabemashita …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: まだ (mada) Meaning: still; not yet How to use: まだ + Verb For example: 1. 発車の予定時刻までにまだ十分はあった。 hassha no yotei jikoku made ni mada juppun wa atta. There was still ten minutes before the train was due to start. 2. ぼくはまだあきらめてないんだぞ。 boku wa mada akirametenain da zo. I …
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Learn JLPT N5 Grammar: ほど～ない (hodo ~ nai) Meaning: No… equal to How to use: N1 は N2 ほど ～ ない Explain: Expressing the meaning N1 compared to N2 is not equal. Expressing the idea of taking N2 as a standard to compare, then N1 is not equal to N2 …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: ～と同じ (to onaji) Meaning: Same as How to use: N + と同じだ Vの + と同じだ Explain: Describe two things that are similar in both substance and form. For example: 1. この本はあの本と出版社が同じだ。 Kono hon hā no hon to shubbansha ga onajida. This book is from the same publisher …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: があります (ga arimasu) Meaning: There is (something) somewhere How to use: N + があります Explain: This sentence pattern is used to talk about the place of residence, the existence of things. The things here will be the subject of the sentence, and are indicated by the particle「が」. …
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JLPT N5 Grammar: がいます (ga imasu) Meaning: There is (person/animal) somewhere How to use: N + がいます Explain: This sentence pattern is used to talk about the place of residence, the existence of people and animals. People and animals here will be the subject in the sentence, and are indicated …
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