Grammar– category –
The backbone of natural Japanese. Browse 1,000+ grammar articles covering particles, verb conjugation, sentence patterns, conditionals, and nuanced expressions. Organized by JLPT level: grammar-n4-n5, grammar-n2-n3, grammar-n1-n2. See also: /japanese-grammar-guide/ for a curated starting point.
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#611 Today’s Japanese Question Grammar(N2-N3)
【Today's Japanese Question Grammar N2-N3】 Here is a question that is going to be posted every day. You will get your results after you answer this question. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you ... -
#610 Today’s Japanese Question Grammar(N4-N5)
【Today's Japanese Question Grammar N4-N5】 Here is a question that is going to be posted every day. You will get your results after you answer this question. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you ... -
nen-vs-nendo
Japanese has two words that both involve "year" — 年 (nen) and 年度 (nendo) — but they refer to completely different kinds of years. One is the calendar year that everyone in the world follows (January to December); the other is the fisc... -
#606 Today’s Japanese Question Grammar(N1-N2)
【Today's Japanese Question Grammar N1-N2】 Here is a question that is going to be posted every day. You will get your results after you answer this question. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you ... -
atsui-vs-atsui
Both written as "atsui" in romaji, 暑い and 熱い are two of the most commonly confused words in Japanese — and for good reason: they sound completely identical. Yet native speakers never mix them up, because the distinction is clear once... -
#605 Today’s Japanese Question Grammar(N2-N3)
【Today's Japanese Question Grammar N2-N3】 Here is a question that is going to be posted every day. You will get your results after you answer this question. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you ... -
#604 Today’s Japanese Question Grammar(N4-N5)
【Today's Japanese Question Grammar N4-N5】 Here is a question that is going to be posted every day. You will get your results after you answer this question. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you ... -
“nemu tai” vs. “ne tai”：Why Are They Really Different?
You have been studying all day and your eyelids are getting heavy. Do you say 眠たい (nemutai) or 寝たい (netai)? Both involve sleep, and English speakers naturally reach for whichever comes first — but native Japanese speakers use them ... -
#600 Today’s Japanese Question Grammar(N1-N2)
【Today's Japanese Question Grammar N1-N2】 Here is a question that is going to be posted every day. You will get your results after you answer this question. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you ... -
寝る(neru) vs. 練る(neru)：They Sound Absolutely Same But…
Imagine saying "I'm going to neru" to a Japanese friend, and they pause — because they're not sure if you mean you're going to sleep or you're going to knead dough. Both 寝る and 練る are pronounced exactly the same: "neru." Yet they cou...
