Duration of the online course: 19 hours and 14 minutes
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Understanding Japanese gets much easier when grammar stops feeling like a puzzle and starts working as a system. This free online course helps you build that system step by step, so you can form clear, natural sentences for everyday situations. You will practice the patterns that beginners meet early on, then strengthen them with quick checks that reinforce what you have just learned.
Rather than memorizing random phrases, you will learn how Japanese sentences are assembled: how topics and subjects are framed, how objects are marked, and how meaning changes with particles. You will get comfortable with polite communication and learn when it is appropriate to use polite forms versus the more casual plain style, a difference that often determines whether you sound natural in real conversations.
As you progress, you will start expressing location and existence, making negative statements, and talking about actions in a more flexible way. You will also work with useful verb transformations, including te and ta forms, which unlock common functions like linking actions, asking for or giving permission, and talking about completed events. The practice questions throughout the course are designed to catch typical mistakes early, so your accuracy improves alongside your confidence.
By the end, you should be able to understand the logic behind core grammar patterns and apply them to new sentences on your own. Whether your goal is travel, anime and manga comprehension, conversation with friends, or preparing for further study, this course gives you a solid foundation in Japanese grammar that you can build on immediately.
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 1 Grammar
20m
Exercise: Which phrase is correctly used to make a statement negative in Japanese?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 2 Grammar
17m
Exercise: What does 'are wa nan desu ka?' mean in English?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 3 Grammar
17m
Exercise: Which one of the following Japanese words is the polite way to say 'over there' or to indicate a direction far from both the speaker and the listener?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 4 Grammar
23m
Exercise: What is the polite form of Japanese verbs?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 5 Grammar
17m
Exercise: How would you say 'I will go to the library' in Japanese using the grammar pattern discussed in the lesson?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 6 Grammar
16m
Exercise: What does the particle 'O' indicate in Japanese grammar?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 7 Grammar
16m
Exercise: Which particle is used to indicate a tool or means by which an action is done in Japanese?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 8 Grammar
23m
Exercise: What is the correct negative form of the Japanese adjective 'omoshiroi' (interesting)?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 9 Grammar
24m
Exercise: Which particle in Japanese is used to indicate the topic of a sentence or the receiver/object of the verb?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 10 Grammar
28m
Exercise: How do you indicate the presence of a dog at a specific location in Japanese?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 11 Grammar
21m
Exercise: In a Japanese sentence using counter suffixes, where is the quantifier typically placed?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 12 Grammar
30m
Exercise: What is the positive past form of a noun or adjective in Japanese as explained in the video?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 13 Grammar
34m
Exercise: In Japanese, what is the pattern used to express a desire for an object or person?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 14 Grammar
26m
Exercise: How do you modify Group 1 verbs from 'masu' form to 'te' form in Japanese when the syllable before 'masu' is 'ki'?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 15 Grammar
21m
Exercise: In Japanese, how do you express permission to perform an action using the '-te form' of a verb?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 16 Grammar
29m
Exercise: How do you connect sentences with multiple verbs in Japanese?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 17 Grammar
22m
Exercise: Which of the following is the correct negative plain (informal) form of the verb 'tabemasu' (to eat)?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 18 Grammar
34m
Exercise: What is the dictionary form of the verb 'arimasu' in Japanese?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 19 Grammar
22m
Exercise: What is the 'ta form' of the Japanese verb 'nomimasu'?
Video class: Learn Japanese | Minna No Nihongo Lesson 20 Grammar
22m
Exercise: What is the main difference between polite and plain styles in Japanese?
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