Hi everyone!I wanted to ask you is there a workbook or a set of practice exercise sheets for Japanese grammar somewhat similar to grammar practice books for English or German? For example, I’ve just learned the てーform verb conjugation and I want to make some practice on them. Not just multiple choice questions, but exercises where I’d need to write sentences and think. Just like in English Cambridge workbooks. Maybe some JLPT N5 grammar book? I try to learn as much kanji as I can but it’s really hard to keep them in mind without a good practice. I’ve downloaded tonnes of different books including Genki, and Minno no nihongo, but the problem is that they have too much dialogues, and are focused on topic speaking, rather than on grammar. I’d really appreciate your recommendations since this problem really impedes my learning.
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Bunpro is an option, you learn a grammar point and then review it by conjugating, but you will not be writing full sentences.
I also discovered this page for conjugation practice https://baileysnyder.com/jconj/?utm_source=Tofugu.
Personally I have a notebook where i practice writing senteces, plus a short diary entry everyday. I think you could try some discord servers or stuff like HiNative, where native people correct your sentences
Not sure if it’s what you’re asking for, but [this book](https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E8%8F%8A%E6%B1%A0%E5%AF%8C%E7%BE%8E%E5%AD%90/dp/4866392339) [にほんご活用マスター] has a range of exercises that are only about conjugation.
You can see the inside [here](https://www.ask-books.com/jp/978-4-86639-233-2/).
Otherwise Try! N5 might be a good option too, for the whole array of grammar covered at that level (including conjugations).
As someone else said, TRY! N5 is a great workbook, but because it has dialogues and grammar explanations as well, I would suggest coupling it with a pure drill-based workbook. ポイント＆プラクティス文法 would be my recommendation. I have not specifically used the N5 book, but I’m currently doing the N4 version alongside TRY! N4 and find it covers all of my practice needs.
I have a book I bought awhile back, “Japanese Tutor Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook” that says it’s for advanced beginners and intermediate learners. I haven’t seen a lot of English-language books that focus on grammar practice beyond the very beginner level, so I snagged this one. It’s kinda similar to a textbook but doesn’t assume you’re in a classroom with other learners.
Your information is factually incorrect.
The Genki workbook has a ton of grammar exercises. It doesn’t focus only on dialogue. For your example, here are て-form exercises.
https://sethclydesdale.github.io/genki-study-resources/lessons-3rd/lesson-6/grammar-2/