Japanese Sentence Patterns

  1. 【JLPT N5★けれども (keredomo): but, although】

    Meaning: but; however; althoughFormation:Sentence + けど/けれど/けれどもThe fin…

  2. 【JLPT N5★から (kara) “from,since”】

    Meaning: from, sinceFormation:Noun + から日本語 / にほんご / Japanese…

  3. 【JLPT N5★から (kara) “because, since”】

    Meaning: since, becauseFormation:Verb + からいadjective + からなadjective + だからN…

  4. 【JLPT N5★ か (ka) ” A or B, choice between 2 …

    Meaning: A or B, choice between 2 objectsFormation:Verb-casual, Noun, いadj,なa…

  5. 【JLPT N5★いつ (itsu) “when”】 

    Meaning: whenFormation:いつ (itsu) +action+か(ka)日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)あなたは…

  6. 【JLPT N5★だれがいちばん…のか。”Who is the most….?” 】

    Questions and superlativesMeaning: Who is the most…. / the ….est ?Form…

  7. 【JLPT N5★ いちばん (ichiban) ” the most, the bes…

    Meaning: the most, the bestFormation:Noun + は/が一番 + adjective + だVerb-dictio…

  8. 【JLPT N5★どう (dou) “how, what, how about̶…

    Interrogative adverbmeaning: how, what, how about日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)この…

  9. 【JLPT N5★どう (dou) “how”】

    Interrogative adverbmeaning: how日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)今日の天気はどう  /  どうですか。…

  10. 【JLPT N5★V[ない-form]でください。”Please don’t…

    Meaning: please don’t doThis has the opposite meaning of grammar #1. It means …

  11. 【JLPT N5★だろう(darou)+ “to express a strong am…

    Using 「だろう」 to express a strong amount of probabilityConstructionVerb: Casua…

  12. 【JLPT N5★★誰が(dare ga)”who”】 

    Interrogative pronoun meaning: whoThe topic marker は"wa" cannot be used after d…

  13. 【JLPT N5★V[て-form] ください。”Please do….”】…

    This grammar is used when you request or recommend someone to do something. In E…

  14. 【JLPT N5★だけ dake (particle) ” just, only, si…

    Meaning: only, justFormation:Verb-casual + だけいadj + だけなadj + だけNoun + だけ…

  15. 【JLPT N5★The Conjunction “が” (ga)】

    Meaning①introduction②Although S1, S2. S1, but S2.① the particle "が" can be us…

  16. 【JLPT N5★なぜ(naze) “why”】 

    Meaning: whyなぜ is a counterpart to “why” in English.However, the formality is…

  17. 【JLPT N5★ない(nai)+ほうがいい (hou ga ii) “It’d be …

    Meaning: It’d be better not , shouldn'tFormation:Verb ない form + ほうがいいs…

  18. 【JLPT N5★Period + に(ni) + frequency】

    Meaning:You can describe the frequency of events over a period of time by using…

  19. 【JLPT N5★ ほうがいい (hou ga ii) “should,it̵…

    Meaning: should, it's better toFormation:Verb-casual past + ほうがいいVerb-casual…

  20. 【JLPT N5★V1[ます-form] ながら、V2】

    Meaning: while; during; asTwo actions occur at the same time. This represents …

  1. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N1★というもの (to iu mono): during a pe…
  2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N4★てみる (te miru) “to try to&…
  3. JLPT N5

    【JLPT N5★ませんか (masen ka)”let’s, wo…
  4. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N2★ようでは (you dewa): if】 
  5. Japanese Sentence Patterns

    【JLPT N4★かどうか (ka dou ka) “whether…
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