JLPT N5 · Grammar
Highlighted parts are the fixed pieces of the pattern; the rest changes with the word you attach it to.
## What it means This is how you say something is "the most" within a group, the biggest, the cheapest, the best, whatever the adjective happens to be, out of everyone or everything in that group.
## When to use it The pattern is [Group] で いちばん [adjective]. で marks the group or category you're comparing within, like "in this class" or "in Japan," and いちばん means "number one" or "the most."
## Don't confuse it with いちばん points out a single winner within a group, while もっと means "more" and is used to compare two things or ask for an increase, not to crown a winner. Also remember that で here marks the group being compared, not the location where an action happens.
クラスでいちばん背が高いのは誰ですか。
Who is the tallest in the class?
日本でいちばん高い山は富士山です。
The tallest mountain in Japan is Mt. Fuji.
家族でいちばん早く起きるのは父です。
The one who wakes up earliest in my family is my dad.
この店でいちばん安いのはどれですか。
Which is the cheapest thing in this store?
クラスでいちばん勉強するのは彼女です。
She's the one who studies the most in the class.
一年でいちばん寒い月は一月です。
The coldest month of the year is January.
世界でいちばん有名な食べ物は何ですか。
What's the most famous food in the world?