JLPT N5 grammar
8 grammar points at the N5 level.
- が (ga)N5
The subject particle が — marks who or what performs an action, or introduces new information.
- つ counter (tsu)N5
The native Japanese つ counter for counting general objects from one to ten.
- で (de)N5
The particle で — marks location of action, means/method, and range.
- です (desu)N5
The copula です — equates two ideas in polite speech (“I am …”, “it is …”).
- に (ni)N5
The particle に — marks direction, time, location of existence, and indirect objects.
- は (wa)N5
The topic particle は — marks what the sentence is about. Pronounced wa, not ha.
- は vs が (wa vs ga)N5
When to use は and が in Japanese — topic vs subject, with example sentences and common learner mistakes.
- を (o / wo)N5
The object particle を — marks the direct object of a verb.