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N5 Grammar Lab

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  1. Module 1

    Sentence shape and noun sentences

    Build the first Japanese sentence patterns: predicate-final order, です, questions, demonstratives, の, and noun tense.

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  2. Module 2

    Particles, places and existence

    Use the particles that show a sentence’s topic, subject, object, destination, action place, and location.

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  3. Module 3

    Adjectives, preferences and comparison

    Describe people and things, change adjective tense and polarity, express preferences, and compare choices.

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  4. Module 4

    Verb forms and casual speech

    Move from polite ます verbs to dictionary and plain forms, then recognize casual questions and sentence-ending nuance.

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  5. Module 5

    Wants, invitations and purpose

    Say what you want to do, invite someone, make a suggestion, and explain the purpose of going somewhere.

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  6. Module 6

    The て-form system

    Make the て-form and use it to connect actions, ask for things, give permission, prohibit actions, describe ongoing states, and try something.

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  7. Module 7

    Particles and connected ideas

    Set boundaries in time and place, connect events, add information, give reasons, explain context, and list examples.

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  8. Module 8

    Quoting, lists and time

    Quote words and thoughts, list representative actions, describe simultaneous actions, and anchor events in time.

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  9. Module 9

    Obligation, ability and probability

    Express rules and exceptions, ability, giving and receiving, appearance, and cautious guesses.

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