JLPT N5 Grammar List: 111 Points with Meanings & Examples

111 grammar points that common JLPT N5 lists include. Each links to free notes with an illustrated explanation, examples with audio and a quick check.

The JLPT does not publish an official grammar list. Levels follow common study lists and are approximate.

  1. 1私は〜ですwatashi wa ~ desuPolite self-introduction
  2. 2〜人です~jin desuState someone’s nationality
  3. 3〜ですか／〜じゃありません~ desu ka / ~ ja arimasenCheck and deny a guessed job
  4. 4〜の〜~ no ~Link nouns and show relationships
  5. 5〜歳です~sai desuState someone’s age
  6. 6〜月〜日~gatsu ~nichimonth and day
  7. 7趣味は〜ですshumi wa ~ desustating a hobby
  8. 8〜と〜~ to ~joining two nouns
  9. 9〜も〜です~ mo ~ desumatching information: too
  10. 10〜はどこですか~ wa doko desu kaasking where something is
  11. 11〜は何階ですか~ wa nan gai desu kaasking which floor
  12. 12〜はいくらですか~ wa ikura desu kaasking the price
  13. 13この〜・その〜・あの〜kono ~ / sono ~ / ano ~which item by distance
  14. 14〜をください~ o kudasaipolite request for an item
  15. 15何の〜nan no ~asking kind or contents
  16. 16どこの〜doko no ~ask where from
  17. 17〜を〜ください~ o ~ kudasaipolite request when ordering
  18. 18誰の〜dare no ~ask who owns it
  19. 19〜から〜までです~ kara ~ made desutime range: from ... to ...
  20. 20何曜日ですかnan youbi desu kaask the day of the week
  21. 21〜ます~masupolite future plan
  22. 22〜へ行きます~ e ikimasudirection or destination
  23. 23〜で〜ます~ de ~masuplace where action happens
  24. 24〜時から〜時まで〜ます~ ji kara ~ ji made ~masudaily routine and time span
  25. 25〜や〜など~ ya ~ nadoexamples among several items
  26. 26〜時に~ ji nitime when action happens
  27. 27何も〜ません／どこへも〜ませんnani mo ~masen / doko e mo ~masentotal negation: nothing, nowhere
  28. 28〜の北・南・東・西~ no kita / minami / higashi / nishidirections relative to a country
  29. 29〜から〜までどのくらい~ kara ~ made dono kuraiask travel time or distance
  30. 30乗り物で行きますnorimono de ikimasumeans of transport
  31. 31〜は（い／な形容詞）です~ wa (i / na keiyoushi) desudescribe a place with adjectives
  32. 32〜は〜な町です~ wa ~ na machi desudescribe a town with an adjective
  33. 33場所に〜がありますbasho ni ~ ga arimasusomething exists in a place
  34. 34〜の季節・月は〜です／〜は一年中〜です~ no kisetsu / tsuki wa ~ desu / ~ wa ichinenjuu ~ desudescribe seasonal climate
  35. 35〜はどうですか~ wa dou desu kaask for an impression
  36. 36〜ました／〜ませんでした~mashita / ~masendeshitapast affirmative and negative
  37. 37どこかへ行きましたかdokoka e ikimashita kaask if someone went somewhere
  38. 38それからsore karathen; next action
  39. 39〜かったです／〜くなかったです~katta desu / ~ku nakatta desupast adjective impression
  40. 40〜でした／〜じゃありませんでした~deshita / ~ja arimasen deshitapast state, affirmative or negative
  41. 41どうでしたか／どうして〜／〜からですdou deshita ka / doushite ~ / ~kara desuask past impression and reason
  42. 42〜がほしいです~ ga hoshii desuwant to have something
  43. 43〜が好きです／嫌いです~ ga suki desu / kirai desulikes and dislikes
  44. 44〜たいです／〜たくないです~tai desu / ~takunai desuwant or not want to do
  45. 45〜へ〜に行きます~ e ~ ni ikimasugo somewhere to do something
  46. 46〜ませんか／〜ましょう~masen ka / ~mashouinvite, suggest, or agree
  47. 47〜で〜があります~ de ~ ga arimasuevent at a place; something exists
  48. 48〜で〜がいちばん〜です~ de ~ ga ichiban ~ desuthe most within a range
  49. 49〜と〜とどちらが〜ですか~ to ~ to dochira ga ~ desu kawhich of two is more
  50. 50〜は〜より〜です~ wa ~ yori ~ desucomparison: more than
  51. 51もう〜ましたかmou ~ mashita kaask if already done
  52. 52〜はどうですか~ wa dou desu kahow about this option
  53. 53〜よ／〜ね~ yo / ~ neshare or confirm information
  54. 54〜は〜にあります~ wa ~ ni arimasuwhere an object is located
  55. 55〜は〜にいます~ wa ~ ni imasuwhere a person or animal is
  56. 56〜に〜があります／います~ ni ~ ga arimasu / imasuwhat is present at a place
  57. 57〜てください~te kudasaipolite request to do
  58. 58〜で〜ます~ de ~masutool or means used
  59. 59〜方~kataway to do something
  60. 60どの〜／どれdono ~ / dorewhich one or which item
  61. 61〜ています~te imasuaction in progress
  62. 62〜ましょうか~mashou kaoffer or suggestion
  63. 63まだあります／もうありませんmada arimasu / mou arimasenstill left or all gone
  64. 64誰が〜ますかdare ga ~masu kaask who does it
  65. 65〜に住んでいます~ni sunde imasusay where you live
  66. 66〜と〜人で住んでいます~to ~nin de sunde imasuwho you live with and how many
  67. 67〜ています／〜をしています~te imasu / ~o shite imasuongoing work or studies
  68. 68〜が〜人／匹います~ga ~nin / ~hiki imasucount people or small animals
  69. 69〜が上手です／下手です~ga jouzu desu / heta desuskill at an activity
  70. 70〜は〜が〜です~wa ~ga ~desudescribe someone's features
  71. 71〜くて〜／〜で〜~kute / ~de ~link two qualities
  72. 72あげます／あげましたagemasu / agemashitagive something to someone
  73. 73いつも・よく・ときどきitsumo・yoku・tokidokifrequency: always to sometimes
  74. 74期間に〜回／冊／本kikan ni ~kai/satsu/honquantity per time period
  75. 75〜ができます~ga dekimasucan do something
  76. 76〜ことができます~koto ga dekimasucan do an action
  77. 77〜ことができますか~koto ga dekimasu kaask if someone can
  78. 78〜て、〜てから~te, ~te karasequence actions in order
  79. 79どうやって〜かdou yatte ~kaask how to do something
  80. 80もう〜ましたか／まだ〜ていませんmou ~mashita ka / mada ~te imasenalready done or not yet
  81. 81〜てもいいですか~te mo ii desu kaasking for permission
  82. 82〜ないでください~naide kudasaipolite request not to act
  83. 83〜が〜ています~ga ~te imasucurrent action or state
  84. 84〜ができます~ga dekimasupossible activity or ability
  85. 85〜くなります／になります~ku narimasu/~ni narimasuchange into a new state
  86. 86〜は〜ですが、〜は〜です~wa ~desu ga, ~wa ~desucontrasting two topics
  87. 87〜ています~te imasurepeated everyday habit
  88. 88〜たり、〜たりします~tari, ~tari shimasulisting example activities
  89. 89〜のとき、〜ました~no toki, ~mashitasomething done at that time
  90. 90普通形futsuu keicasual plain speech forms
  91. 91動詞のた形doushi no ta-keipast verb form
  92. 92〜てから~te karaafter doing something
  93. 93〜前に~mae nibefore doing something
  94. 94〜たことがあります~ta koto ga arimasupast experience
  95. 95知っていますかshitte imasu kaasking if someone knows
  96. 96〜は〜です~ wa ~ desudescribing a noun
  97. 97〜ています~te imasuwearing state
  98. 98〜てはいけません~te wa ikemasenprohibited action
  99. 99て形tekeilink actions; form requests
  100. 100参りますmairimasuhumble go or come
  101. 101〜のが好きです~no ga suki desulike doing; be good at
  102. 102〜と読みます・〜と書いてあります~to yomimasu · ~to kaite arimasuis read as / says
  103. 103〜はどういう意味ですか~ wa dou iu imi desu kawhat does ~ mean?
  104. 104〜にします~ ni shimasuI’ll choose / have ~
  105. 105〜たら~tarawhen / after ~
  106. 106〜ましょうか~mashou kasuggestion or offer
  107. 107〜ないで〜~naide ~without doing something
  108. 108〜て〜~te ~accompanying state or sequence
  109. 109〜ないで〜~naide ~without doing something
  110. 110〜よね~yo neseek agreement or confirmation
  111. 111〜ている~te iruongoing state or practice