I need something to make grammar structures stick for a long time. I can’t just keep re-reading my notes and/or memorize. How can I put it into practice?
Make your own sentences with those grammar points. Don’t worry about if the sentences don’t make sense
Remember that even native speakers are not always grammatically correct. Don’t let a partial grammtical structure inhibit you.
Exposure to native content. Find and try to understand sentences that make use of the grammar you’ve learnt in the wild. Put your knowledge to use. You can try graded readers if you want something level-appropriate.
Reading books helped me so much.
IDK if this is true for all books, but based on my observation it’s like:
N5 grammar is in nearly every sentence
N4 grammar is in nearly every other sentence
N3 would be per paragraph
You’ll usually see some N2 type thing at least every couple of pages
N1 usually goes over my head and IDK if I see it, but I saw a few things which I did identify as N1 grammar points. They seem not to be that common, maybe once every couple of chapters.
This is in stark contrast to the vocabulary. Vocab-wise, it’s easy to see N1 words every page.
Learn about the different parts of speech. Learn about how they are used to predicate sentences. Learn about how you can convert words between different parts of speech. Learn about how different parts of speech interact with each other and with particles.
Once you do this, the vast majority of Japanese grammar are just basic applications of these core concepts and observation of Japanese idiomatic expression patterns.
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Make your own sentences with those grammar points. Don’t worry about if the sentences don’t make sense
Remember that even native speakers are not always grammatically correct. Don’t let a partial grammtical structure inhibit you.
Exposure to native content. Find and try to understand sentences that make use of the grammar you’ve learnt in the wild. Put your knowledge to use. You can try graded readers if you want something level-appropriate.
Reading books helped me so much.
IDK if this is true for all books, but based on my observation it’s like:
N5 grammar is in nearly every sentence
N4 grammar is in nearly every other sentence
N3 would be per paragraph
You’ll usually see some N2 type thing at least every couple of pages
N1 usually goes over my head and IDK if I see it, but I saw a few things which I did identify as N1 grammar points. They seem not to be that common, maybe once every couple of chapters.
This is in stark contrast to the vocabulary. Vocab-wise, it’s easy to see N1 words every page.
Learn about the different parts of speech. Learn about how they are used to predicate sentences. Learn about how you can convert words between different parts of speech. Learn about how different parts of speech interact with each other and with particles.
Once you do this, the vast majority of Japanese grammar are just basic applications of these core concepts and observation of Japanese idiomatic expression patterns.
I use [Bunpro](https://www.bunpro.jp) its a grammar SRS website.
Try using it. The more you use grammar the faster you have to do the recall.