N5 Japanese Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

ちゃいけない・じゃいけない

A

cha ikenai / ja ikenai

must not; may not; cannot (spoken Japanese)

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2
Q

だ(casual) / です(polite)

A

da / desu

am, is, are, were, used to

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3
Q

だけ

A

dake

only; just; as much as

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4
Q

だろう

A

darou

I think; it seems; probably; right?

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5
Q

A

de

in; at; on; by; with; via; and even because

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6
Q

でも

A

demo

but; however; though

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7
Q

でしょう

A

deshou

I think; it seems; probably; right?

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8
Q

どんな

A

donna

what kind of; what sort of

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9
Q

どうして

A

doushite

why; for what reason; how

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10
Q

どうやって

A

douyatte

how; in what way; by what means

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11
Q

A

ga

has two main meanings, one as a subject marker particle, and the other as however; but.

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12
Q

があります

A

ga arimasu

used to say there is or something is for NON-LIVING things.

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13
Q

がほしい

A

ga hoshii

to want something.This grammar is used to show you want something.

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14
Q

がいます

A

ga imasu

used to say there is or something is for LIVING things.

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15
Q

ほうがいい

A

hou ga ii

had better; it’d be better to; should ~.

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16
Q

A

i

い-adjectives (i-adjectives),

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17
Q

一番

A

ichiban

the most; the best.

18
Q

一緒に

A

issho ni

together.

19
Q

いつも

A

itsumo

always; usually; habitually.

20
Q

じゃない・ではない

A

janai / dewa nai

to not be (am not; is not; are not).

21
Q

A

ka

sentence-ending particle used to turn a sentence into a question.

22
Q

か~か

A

ka~ka

the particle か is used to say “or”.

23
Q

から

A

kara

because; since; from.

24
Q

A

kata

the way of doing something; how to do.

25
Q

けど

A

kedo

but; however; although ~.

26
Q

けれども

A

keredo mo

but; however; although ~.

27
Q

まだ

A

mada

still; not yet.

28
Q

まだ~ていません

A

mada ~te imasen

have not yet ~.

29
Q

まで

A

made

until; as far as; to (an extent); even ~.

30
Q

前に

A

mae ni

before; in front of ~.

31
Q

ませんか

A

masen ka

would you; do you want to; shall we

32
Q

ましょう

A

mashou

let’s ~; shall we

33
Q

ましょうか

A

mashouka

shall I ~; used to offer help to the listener.

34
Q

A

mo

too; also; as well.

35
Q

もう

A

mou

already; anymore; again; other.

36
Q

A

na-adjectives

37
Q

なあ

A

naa
a sentence-ending particle that can used to express the following:
ask for confirmation from listener (…right?)
express hope (it’d be nice if…)
express admiration (wow…)
express uncertainty (I wonder…)
add general emphasis to what is being said

38
Q

ないで

A

naide

without doing~ ; To do ,

39
Q

ないでください

A

naide kudasai

please don’t do.

40
Q

ないといけない

A

naito ikenai

must do; have an obligation to do.