What grammar is tested on JLPT N5?
簡潔な回答
N5 tests basic grammar: です/ます forms, particles (は/が/を/に/で/へ), adjective conjugation, basic verb forms, and simple sentence structures.
JLPT N5 tests foundational Japanese grammar. Here's a complete breakdown:
Essential Particles
- は (wa): Topic marker - が (ga): Subject marker - を (wo): Object marker - に (ni): Direction, time, location - で (de): Location of action, means - へ (e): Direction - と (to): And, with - も (mo): Also, too - から (kara): From - まで (made): Until
Verb Forms
- ます form (polite present/future) - ました (polite past) - ません (polite negative) - ませんでした (polite past negative) - て form (connecting, requests) - ている (continuous action) - たい (want to) - Basic potential and volitional
Adjectives
- い-adjectives: Basic conjugation - な-adjectives: With な before nouns - Past tense forms - Negative forms
Basic Structures
- AはBです (A is B) - Aがあります/います (There is A) - Aは〜を食べます (A eats ~) - 〜ましょう (Let's ~) - 〜ませんか (Won't you ~?) - 〜たことがあります (Have done ~) - 〜ほうがいい (Better to ~)
Question Words
- 何 (what), どこ (where), いつ (when) - だれ (who), どうして (why) - いくら (how much), いくつ (how many)
Other Key Grammar
- Counters (個、枚、本、人) - Time expressions (前に、後で) - Comparison basics (より、のほうが) - から/ので (because) - けど/が (but)
Study Resources
- Genki I (covers all N5 grammar) - Tae Kim's Grammar Guide (online, free) - Japanese Ammo with Misa (YouTube) - Bunpro (SRS grammar practice)
Tips for N5 Grammar
1. Master particles first - they're fundamental 2. Practice verb conjugation until automatic 3. Use grammar in context, not isolation 4. Complete one textbook series (don't mix) 5. Focus on recognition, not production for test
重要ポイント
- 1Essential particles: は、が、を、に、で、へ
- 2Basic verb forms: ます/ました/ません
- 3い and な adjective conjugations
- 4Question words and counters
- 5Simple sentence structures