ONE CLEAR STEP AT A TIME
Five original N5-style practice questions
Read five beginner sentences, check your understanding and learn from each explanation. These are original questions, not official JLPT test items.
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QUESTION 1
これは わたしの ほんです。
What does the sentence mean?
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This is my book. · これ means this; の links わたし to ほん: my book.
QUESTION 2
コーヒーを のみます。
Which action is described?
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Drinking coffee · のみます is the polite form of drink; を marks the object.
QUESTION 3
あした、えきに いきます。
When does the speaker go to the station?
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Tomorrow · あした means tomorrow. に marks the destination in this sentence.
QUESTION 4
ねこは いすの したに います。
Where is the cat?
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Under the chair · いすのした means under the chair. います describes an animate being’s presence.
QUESTION 5
まいあさ、しちじに おきます。
What happens every morning?
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The speaker gets up at seven. · まいあさ means every morning, しちじ is seven o’clock and おきます means get up.
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