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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#493 Today’s Japanese Question Vocabulary(N4-N5)
【Today's Japanese Question Vocabulary 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 y... -
#492 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 ... -
#491 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 ... -
#490 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 ... -
何とも言えない vs. 何も言えない: Don’t Get Confused Anymore!
Two Japanese expressions that look almost identical can trip up even intermediate learners: 何とも言えない (nantomo ienai) and 何も言えない (nanimo ienai). Both use 言えない (ienai — "cannot say"), but the words 何とも and 何も create co... -
#485 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 ... -
#486 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 ... -
shinpin-vs-chuuko-vs-mishiyou-vs-shinpin-douyou
Shopping online in Japan — or reading product listings on sites like Mercari or Yahoo Auctions — you will quickly run into four condition terms: 新品 (shinpin), 中古 (chuuko), 未使用 (mishiyou), and 新品同様 (shinpin-douyou). They all re... -
#484 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 ... -
並べる vs 並ぶ: Line Things Up vs Stand in Line — Japanese Transitive/Intransitive Pair
並べる (ならべる, naraberu) and 並ぶ (ならぶ, narabu) are another classic transitive/intransitive pair in Japanese — two verbs that look and sound similar but function differently. 並べる means you line things up, while 並ぶ means things...
