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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 611–620
shitsumonshimashita
polite past: did question
先月、はじめて質問しました。
せんげつ、はじめて しつもんしました。
sengetsu, hajimete shitsumonshimashita.
I did question for the first time last month.
💡 する-verb form of 質問 (question).
Under the surface, 質問しました is still 質問 — same image, new grammar around it: 質問 = a question you ask.
Read the full tip →sanposhimashita
polite past: did walk
学校のあとで散歩しました。
がっこう の あと で さんぽしました。
gakkou no ato de sanposhimashita.
I did walk after school.
💡 する-verb form of 散歩 (walk / stroll).
renshuushimashita
polite past: did practice
家族と練習しました。
かぞく と れんしゅうしました。
kazoku to renshuushimashita.
I did practice with my family.
💡 する-verb form of 練習 (practice).
Under the surface, 練習しました is still 練習 — same image, new grammar around it: 練習 = practice, repeated.
Read the full tip →kaimonoshimashita
polite past: did shopping
学校のあとで買い物しました。
がっこう の あと で かいものしました。
gakkou no ato de kaimonoshimashita.
I did shopping after school.
💡 する-verb form of 買い物 (shopping).
買い物しました is 買い物 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 買い物 = shopping (the errand).
Read the full tip →ryourishimashita
polite past: did cooking
朝から昼まで料理しました。
あさ から ひる まで りょうりしました。
asa kara hiru made ryourishimashita.
I did cooking from morning until noon.
💡 する-verb form of 料理 (cooking).
soujishimashita
polite past: did cleaning
先週の土曜日に掃除しました。
せんしゅう の どようび に そうじしました。
senshuu no doyoubi ni soujishimashita.
I did cleaning last Saturday.
💡 する-verb form of 掃除 (cleaning).
sentakushimashita
polite past: did laundry
先月、はじめて洗濯しました。
せんげつ、はじめて せんたくしました。
sengetsu, hajimete sentakushimashita.
I did laundry for the first time last month.
💡 する-verb form of 洗濯 (laundry).
atarashikatta desu
polite past: was new
先月の旅行はとても新しかったです。
せんげつ の りょこう は とても あたらしかった です。
sengetsu no ryokou wa totemo atarashikatta desu.
Last month's trip was very new.
💡 Form of 新しい (new).
新しかったです is 新しい in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 新しい = new.
Read the full tip →furukatta desu
polite past: was old
きのうの夜はとても古かったです。
きのう の よる は とても ふるかった です。
kinou no yoru wa totemo furukatta desu.
Last night was very old.
💡 Form of 古い (old).
Do not learn 古かったです from zero: it carries 古い inside it. Hold on to 古い = old (things) and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →ookikatta desu
polite past: was big
先週の映画はとても大きかったです。
せんしゅう の えいが は とても おおきかった です。
senshuu no eiga wa totemo ookikatta desu.
The movie last week was very big.
💡 Form of 大きい (big).
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