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【JLPT N5★とき(toki) ”when”】
“とき” connects two sentences. For example, “A とき、 B”. It means while doing A, do …
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【JLPT N5★ i-adjective＋ないform（Negative, Non-Past) 】…
To make the negative form of い-adjectives just take off the い (i) and add くない (k…
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【JLPT N5★i-adjectives +くなかった(kunakatta) “i-…
i-adjectives/negative: Replace the 「い」 with 「くなかった」かわいい + くなかった = かわいくなかった日本…
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【JLPT N5★na-adjective ないform （Negative, Non-Past)】…
To change a な-adjective to negative form, replace the "だ”(plain) or “です” (polit…
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【JLPT N5★na-adjectives+ではなかった(dewanakatta) “…
na-adjectives Negative＋Past tense forms ～ではなかった日本語 / にほんご / Japanese(1)数年前…
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【JLPT N5★na-adjectives + だった (datta) “na-adj…
Formation:To make the past tense of na-adjectives, simply add "だった."日本語 / にほん…
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【JLPT N5★i-adjectives + かった (katta) “i-adjec…
How to make past tense of i-adjectives:Formation:Remove 「い」 and add 「かった」Exa…
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【JLPT N5★でしょう (deshou)”I think, probablyR…
Meaning: I think, probably「でしょう」 is used to express a level of some certaint…
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【JLPT N5★で (de)-2 – “with, by”】
Meaning: by; for; in; using; withThe particle で can be used to indicate means,…
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【JLPT N5★ particle で (de)-1, “in, at, on…
Meaning: in, at, onで is used to indicate the location of an action. The Japanes…
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【JLPT N5★が (ga) 1: subject marker】
While the は particle indicates the “topic”, the が particle emphasizes what / who…
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【JLPT N5★verbs～いない(inai) for enduring states+nega…
Meaning: to express ongoing actions, repeated actions, and resultant states + ne…
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【JLPT N5★数え方 Counters 002】
There are many Japanese counters used to count Japanese numbers for different ob…
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【JLPT N5★数え方 Counters 001】
【JLPT N5★数え方 Counters 001】When counting in Japanese certain special counters n…
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【JLPT N5★verbs なかった(nakatta) Past-negative tense f…
To change verbs into the past-negative tenseChange the verb to the negative and…
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【JLPT N5★verb negative ～ない（nai）】
Conjugation rules for negative verbs■u-verbTo change an u-verb from affirm…
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【JLPT N5★ている(teiru) “be doing something R…
【JLPT N5★ている(teiru) "be doing something "】Meaning: be doing somethingFormati…
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*new【JLPT N5★informal past tense for u-verbs(excep…
Formation:する(do) → した(did)来る(come) → 来た(came)These verbs are irregular…
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【JLPT N5★informal past tense for u-verbs(exception…
Formation:する(do) → した(did)来る / くる (come) → 来た / きた(came)行く / いく (go) → 行った …
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【JLPT N5★ informal past tense for u-verbs】
Past tense (learnjapanese)It’s not necessarily that u-verbs end with Hiragana…
