N5 Grammar

Prohibition — “must not do”

Obligation — “must do / need to”

Probability / conjecture — “I think; probably”

Contrast — “but / however”

Cause / reason — “because / since”

Existence — “there is / there are”

Copula — “to be / to not be”

Explanation — “explaining / emphasis”

Desire — “want”

Skill / preference — “good at / bad at / like”

Superlative — “the most / the best”

Comparison — “more than”

Direction / destination — “to / toward”

Suggesting / inviting — “let’s / shall we”

Requests — “please”

Adjective types — “い and な adjectives”

Reason and method — “why / how”

Listing / connecting — “and”

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