JLPT N3-N5

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0012 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) – の : Combine several nouns

How do you combine several nouns in Japanese? Use a particle の When combining several nouns, a particle の (no) is put be...
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0011 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) – Yes / No question

How to ask a Yes / No question in Japanese? Question marker When asking a Yes / No question, we add か (ka) at the end of...
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0010 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) – X is Y / X is not Y and Omission

How to make X is Y sentence in Japanese? XはYです。 Basically, you can make an X is Y sentence in Japanese with XはYです。 X wa ...
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0009 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) – 13 things that we can say using XはYです。

What can I say with the grammar pattern XはYです。? Is it the same as in English? What is は (WA) ? First of all, は is read “...
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0008 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) – How to address someone by name

I heard that we should not call someone by あなた (anata : you). Why and what can we do instead? Pronouns in Japanese There...
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0007 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) – 7 rules to pay attention to

What do we need to pay attention to when learning Japanese? Particle A particle determines the role of a word in a sente...
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0006 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) : Politeness in Japanese

Why are the verbs in Japanese textbooks different from those in the dictionary? What are です and ます? Language Politeness ...
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0005 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) : Word order in Japanese

Can I quickly learn the word order in Japanese? Particle A particle determines the role a word takes in a sentence. For ...
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0004 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) : Punctuation in Japanese

What is the punctuation like in Japanese? Two main punctuation marks and their names There are two main types of the pun...
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0002 : Japanese basics (N5-N3) : Adjectives in Japanese

What are adjectives like in Japanese? 2 types of adjectives There are 2 kinds of adjectives in Japanese:  i-adjective : ...