JLPT N5 Grammar List: All 64 Grammar Points with Examples and Quizzes
The complete JLPT N5 grammar list: 64 patterns in course order, each with structure, meaning, furigana example sentences, and a free practice quiz.
This list covers all 64 grammar points from the OK Nihongo N5 course, arranged in the order they are taught, with later patterns building on earlier ones. Every entry links to a full page with structure, meaning, furigana examples, and a free practice quiz.
～は～ですwa / desu — A is B — topic and polite copula～ですかdesu ka — asking yes/no questions politelyこ・そ・あ・どko / so / a / do — this, that, that over there, whichNoun + の + Nounno — connecting nouns — possession and descriptionあります / いますarimasu / imasu — there is, there are — existenceNoun + の + position wordno + position word — on, under, inside — location wordsい-adjective + Noun / い-adjective + ですi-adjectives — describing with い-adjectivesな-adjective + な + Noun / な-adjective + ですna-adjectives — describing with な-adjectivesNumber + counternumber + counter — counting things in Japanese～で (means)de — by, with — means and tools～でした / ～ましたdeshita / mashita — polite past tense～ね / ～よne / yo — sentence endings for agreement and emphasisNoun + や + Noun + などya / nado — listing examples — and, etc.Noun / quantity word + だけdake — only, justQuestion word + かquestion word + ka — something, someone — indefinite wordsQuestion word + も + negativequestion word + mo + negative — nothing, nobody — total negationNoun + がほしいga hoshii — I want (something)Verb ます-stem + たいtai — I want to (do something)Verb ます-stem + ませんかmasen ka — won't you...? — inviting politelyVerb ます-stem + ましょうmashou — let's... — suggesting togetherVerb て-form + もいいですte mo ii desu — may I...? — asking permissionVerb て-form + はいけませんte wa ikemasen — must not — prohibitionVerb て-form + くださいte kudasai — please do — polite requestsVerb ない-form + でくださいnaide kudasai — please don'tVerb て-form、Verbte-form, verb — and then — linking actionsVerb て-formte-form — how to make the te-formVerb て-form + いますte imasu — is doing — progressive and statesVerb ます-stem + ながらnagara — while doing two things at onceVerb dictionary form + 前にmae ni — before doingVerb て-form + からte kara — after doingNoun / quantity + ぐらいgurai / kurai — about, approximatelyNoun + まで / までにmade / made ni — until vs. by (deadline)Noun + が上手ですga jouzu desu — to be good atNoun + が下手ですga heta desu — to be bad atNoun1 + より + Noun2 + のほうがyori / no hou ga — comparing two things — A is more than BNoun + がいちばんga ichiban — the most, the best — superlativeAdjective / Noun + なりますnarimasu — to become — describing changeAdjective / Verb + すぎるsugiru — too much — excessReason + から + resultkara — because — giving reasonsReason + ので + resultnode — because, so — softer reasonsあげる / くれる / もらうageru / kureru / morau — giving and receiving verbsPerson + に / から + giving/receiving verbni / kara + giving verb — from whom — marking giver and receiverVerb た-form + ことがありますta koto ga arimasu — have done before — experienceVerb た-form + ことがありません / ありますかta koto ga arimasen — have never doneVerb ない-form + なければなりませんnakereba narimasen — must do — obligationVerb た-form / ない-form + ほうがいいですhou ga ii desu — had better — giving adviceVerb ない-form + なくてもいいですnakute mo ii desu — don't have toAdverb + Verb / Adjectiveadverbs — common N5 adverbs and word orderVerb dictionary form / ない-form + つもりですtsumori desu — intend to — plansNoun + にしますni shimasu — to decide on — making choicesplain form + んですn desu — explaining — the explanatory toneplain form + でしょうdeshou — probably — guessingVerb dictionary formdictionary form — the plain form of verbsVerb dictionary form + の / ことno / koto — turning verbs into nounsVerb ない-formnai-form — how to make the negative formVerb た-formta-form — how to make the past formVerbplain formplain form — casual speech — plain verb formsAdjective / Noun plain past formplain past — casual past of adjectives and nounsParticle omission in casual speechparticle omission — dropping particles in casual speechSentence-ending particles よ / ね / かな / のyo / ne / kana / no — casual sentence-ending particlesVerb て-form + ある / いるte aru / te iru — resulting states — something has been doneまだ + Verb て-form + いませんmada te imasen — not yet doneVerb た-form + り、Verb た-form + りしますtari tari shimasu — doing things like A and BSentence + けど / が + Sentencekedo / ga — but, although — contrast