Japanese Patterns Guide

98 patterns from beginner to advanced — learn the building blocks of Japanese.

Beginner
です / ます

Polite copula and verb endings

2 patterns

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か questions

Forming yes/no and simple questions

1 pattern

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に / で particles

Location, time, and means particles

2 patterns

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は / が particles

Topic and subject markers in simple sentences

2 patterns

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を particle

Direct object marker

1 pattern

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ない-form

Verb negation by verb class

3 patterns

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ある / いる

Existence verbs for objects and living things

2 patterns

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い-adjectives

Using and conjugating い-adjectives

4 patterns

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から / まで

From/since and until/to

2 patterns

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も / と particles

Also, and — inclusive particles

2 patterns

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な-adjectives

Using and conjugating な-adjectives

4 patterns

Beginner
て-form basics

Connecting actions and making requests

10 patterns

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