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【JLPT N5★とき(toki) ”when”】
Meaning: when … (describes the time or situation in which an action happens)“とき…
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【JLPT N5★ i-adjective＋ないform（Negative, Non-Past) 】…
Meaning: not … (negative form of i-adjectives)Grammar Pointi-adjectives in Ja…
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【JLPT N5★i-adjectives +くなかった(kunakatta) “i-…
Meaning: was not ～ (past negative form of i-adjectives)Grammar PointThis form…
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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)去年まで、そ…
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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."na-adjecti…
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【JLPT N5★i-adjectives + かった (katta) “i-adjec…
How to make past tense of i-adjectivesMeaning: Describes a past state or condi…
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【JLPT N5★でしょう (deshou)”probably / I guess…
Meaning: probably; I guess; I suppose; it seems thatGrammar Point「でしょう」 is use…
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【JLPT N5★で (de)-2 – “with, by”】
Meaning: by; for; in; using; withGrammar PointNoun + で is used to indicate th…
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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 counter…
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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 affirmati…
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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 somethingThis fo…
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*new【JLPT N5★informal past tense for u-verbs(excep…
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★past tense for irregular Verbs】
Suru (する) and kuru (来る) are the two most common irregular verbs in Japanese.・す…
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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…
