JLPT Grammatical Particle Usage 5 â Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which particle marks the passage or route through which movement occurs: ć Źć___æŁæ©ăăă
- ă«
- ă§
- ă (Correct answer)
- ăž
Correct answer: ă
ă marks the path or route that is traversed during movement, such as walking through a park.
Question 2: Select the particle that shows a reason or basis for judgment: 棰___ćăăŁăă(I recognized him by his voice.)
- 㧠(Correct answer)
- ă«
- ă
- ăă
Correct answer: ă§
㧠indicates the basis or means by which a conclusion or recognition is made.
Question 3: Which combination correctly means 'as for me, I like sushi': ç§___毿ćž___ć„œăă§ăă
- ăâŠă
- ăŻâŠă (Correct answer)
- ăâŠăŻ
- ă«âŠă§
Correct answer: ăŻâŠă
㯠marks the topic (me) and ă marks the subject of the predicate adjective ć„œă (like).
Question 4: In ăă___ćș§ăŁăŠăă ăă, what role does ă« play?
- Marks the location of existence
- Marks the destination of the sitting action (Correct answer)
- Marks the means of sitting
- Marks time of sitting
Correct answer: Marks the destination of the sitting action
ă« marks the destination or target location toward which a directed action like sitting is performed.
Question 5: Choose the correct particle for contrast: ç°äžăăăŻæ„ă___ăéŽæšăăăŻæ„ăȘăăŁăă
- ă
- ăă© (Correct answer)
- ă§
- ăă
Correct answer: ăă©
ăă© (or ă when more formal) is used as a conjunction to contrast two opposing facts.
Question 6: Fill in the blank: ćœŒć„ł___æçŽăæžăăă(I wrote a letter to her.)
- ăš
- ăž (Correct answer)
- ă§
- ă
Correct answer: ăž
ăž can mark the recipient or destination of a communicated item such as a letter.
Question 7: Which particle follows a noun to turn it into a modifier (noun + ___+ noun structure): æ„æŹèȘ___ććŒ·)
- ăź (Correct answer)
- ă
- ă
- ă«
Correct answer: ăź
ăź connects two nouns, showing possession, attribution, or modification (e.g., 'study of Japanese').
JLPT Grammatical Particle Usage 5
Which particle marks the passage or route through which movement occurs: ć Źć___æŁæ©ăăă