JLPT N5 Grammar – lesson 9

JLPT N5 Grammar lesson 9. Hi everyone! In this article, Learn Japanese daily will introduce to you the JLPT N5 Grammar. Each lesson will consist of about 5 structures for you to learn step by step and have more time to practise.

Grammar structure 41 :

~のは~

Formation :

Clause (S+V; or sometimes contracted to be left with only V) + のは~

Explanation :

This pattern is used to verbalize nouns.

Examples and examples’ meaning :

１．その本（ほん）を買（か）ったのは新宿（しんじゅく）です。
I bought that book in Shinjuku.

2．会社（かいしゃ）を休（やす）んだのは病気（びょうき）になったんです。
I took a day off because I’m sick.

Grammar structure 42 :

~のを~

Formation :

Clause (S+V; sometimes contracted to be left with only V) + のを~

Explanation :

This pattern is used to verbalize nouns.

Examples and examples’ meaning :

1．宿題（しゅくだい）をするのを忘（わす）れた。
I forgot to do my homework.

２．母（はは）の掃除（そうじ）をするのを手伝（てつだ）っている。
I help my mother with house chores.

Grammar structure 43 :

~は~

Formation :

N1はN2~

Explanation :

To be..
は used to separate the subject and the predicate in a sentence, the part behindは is information that needs to be conveyed.
Before は is the subject

Examples and examples’ meaning :

1.私（わたし）は学生（がくせい）です。
I’m student.

２．その本（ほん）はリーさんの本（ほん）です。
That book is Mr Lee’s book.

Grammar structure 44 :

~へ~を~に行く/来る

Formation :

Placeへ~を~に行く/来る

Explanation :

To go, go somewhere to do something

Examples and examples’ meaning :

1.床屋（とこや）へ髪（かみ）を切き）（りに（来く）る
I go to the hair salon to have my hair cut.

2．市場（いちば）へ野菜（やさい）を買（か）いに行（い）った
I went to the market to buy vegetables.

Grammar structure 45 :

~まえに

Formation :

Vる+まえに
N+の+ まえに
Nouns indicating time +まえに (Vd: 夜、朝、昼、一週間、。。。）

Explanation :

Before, in front of

Examples and examples’ meaning :

1.食（た）べるまえに手（て）を洗（あら）っています。
I wash my hands before meal.

２．家（いえ）のまえに池（いけ）がある。
There is a pond in front of my house.

Above is five grammar structures of Level N5. See more structures in next pages

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