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Learn Japanese with Masa sensei!

This is the Japanese Grammar Complete Beginner Course that will teach you Japanese Grammar from the scratch. If you would liket to be abe to construct your own sentence by yourself, use Japanese for daily conversation, be independent and able to communicate with the Japanese people, this is the best course for you! I will also be talking about the topics that my Patreon supporters requested, as well as some topics about Japanese culture. Check out my Youtube Channel

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00:11:58

Episode 95 - How to say "In order to/..so that.."...

Learn Japanese with Masa sensei! ·

2022/05/01

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQakJuVYu8&t=293s ========================================================== Verb (dictionary form) ように Verb (ない form) ように Potential form ように In order to/..so that../..to be able to… This particular grammar point expresses aims by describing what you or the speaker will do in order for your aim or goal to happen. To construct a sentence using this premise, we would need to follow a simple sentence pattern that can be found

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00:08:48

Episode 94 - How to say "because" ("tame ni" for...

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2022/04/27

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AgluuBl2I4&t=343s ========================================================== Verb + Plain Form + ため（に）いAdjective + Plain Form + ため（に）な Adjective + なため（に） Noun + のため（に）ため（に）indicates causes and reasons, is often used when a certain cause brings a bad result. (Verb / い-Adjective) informal + ため(に) E.g. 話（はな）すために E.g. 高（たか）いためにな-Adjective Stem + [な / だった] + ため(に) E.g. 静（しず）かなために Noun + [の / だった] + ため(に) E.g

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00:11:04

Episode 93 - How to say "because" ("node" for...

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2022/04/24

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXjWeAi_Wrg&t=7s ========================================================== As the use of ので (node) softens the view of the speaker and sounds more polite, it's often used when you are gently expressing a reason, when asking for permission or when making an excuse. たべるので Taberu Node Because I will eat たべないので Tabenai Node Because I don't eat たべたので Tabeta Node Because I ate たべたいので Tabetai Node Because I want to eat In english

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00:10:09

Episode 92 - How to say "because" (na-adjective and...

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2022/04/20

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlVGhZFq-g&t=330s ========================================================== なadjective で/ なadjective ではなくて Noun で/Noun ではなくて部屋（へや）が静（しず）かで、よく寝（ね）ることができました。部屋（へや）が静（しず）かで、よく寝（ね）られました。 The room was quiet and I was able to sleep well. 部屋（へや）が静（しず）かでなくて、よく寝（ね）ることができませんでした。 The room was not quiet and I was not able to sleep well. この問題（もんだい）は複雑（ふくざつ）で、よくわかりません。 This problem is complicated and I'm not

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00:09:05

Episode 91 - How to say "because" (" te form" for...

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2022/04/17

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlVGhZFq-g&t=330s ========================================================== Verb てform / Verb なくていadjective くて/ いadjective なくて 1.) The former and the latter clauses have the time relation. Ex) the former occurs first and then the latter. みなさんに会（あ）えて、うれしいです。 I'm glad to meet you all. 手紙（てがみ）を読（よ）んで、安心（あんしん）しました。 I read the letter and was relieved. 今朝（けさ）は寒（さむ）くて、起（お）きられませんでした。 It was so cold this morning that I couldn't

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00:07:23

Episode 90 - How to say like; sort of; similar to;...

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2022/04/13

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEoN_Sf4ZGg&t=2s ========================================================== 【Noun + みたいです】 Verb +みたいですいAdjective +みたいですなAdjective +みたいです Noun + みたいです It means like; sort of; similar to; resembling. ”-mitai" is used to describe what can be inferred from the appearance of things or circumstances. 彼（かれ）は先生（せんせい）みたいです。 He looks like a teacher. 彼（かれ）は少（すこ）し疲（つか）れてるみたいです。 He looks a little

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00:10:41

Episode 89 - How to use -shi (when there are two or...

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2022/04/10

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V4wcsJX0SE&t=374s ========================================================== Verb +し、いAdjective +し、なAdjective +だし、 1. When you want to mention not just one, but two or more reasons, you can use し in place of から. し usually follows a predicate in the short form. In present tense sentences, だ appears with な-adjectives and nouns, but not with い-adjectives. おなかがすいたし、のどがかわいたし、なにかたべたいです。 Because I'm hungry and thirsty, I need to

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00:10:30

Episode 88 - How to mention some representative...

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2022/04/06

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6PQBQ6fX7o ========================================================== Verb +た form+ り Verb +なかった+ りいAdjective +た form+ りいAdjective +なかった+ りなAdjective +だった+ りなAdjective +ではなかった+ り 1. It is used to mention some representative (actions or situations) out of many. Usually two actions or situations are mentioned in parallel, but there are cases in which three or only one are mentioned. 日曜日（にちようび）は掃除（そうじ）をしたり、料理（りょうり）をしたりします。 On

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00:06:39

Episode 87 - How to say "to do B while doing A" (nagara)

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2022/04/03

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkEBh7O46ZE ========================================================== ながら (nagara) is used to show simultaneous actions. [A]ながら[B] (to do B while doing A) It can be used to express 2 things happening at the exact same moment, or more broad. “I watch TV while I eat” (exact time) “I work full time while going to school” (more broad) Take a ます masu for verb Remove the ます masu form verb Add ながら nagara You can then add the next verb

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00:06:43

Episode 86 - How say " I decided to..." (Noun+ni...

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2022/03/31

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guu8CgJI54Q ========================================================== Noun+にします Verb Dic + ことにします Verb Nai + ことにします It describes decision, determination or choice to do something. It can be used to express one’s resolve towards something. Q: 飲み物は何にしますか。 A: ビールにします。 Q: コーヒーにしますか？紅茶（こうちゃ）にしますか？ A: じゃあ、コーヒーにします。 Q: ミーティングは何時からにしますか。 A:

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00:10:55

Episode 85 - How use - ndesu / - nodesu (asking...

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2022/03/28

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZI3NveTys&t=578s ========================================================== のです／んです 1. Question 2. Reason 3. Emphasize 4. Interpretation 5. Request ★1. Question★ It is used to ask questions. だれ、なに、どこ、いつ、どうして etc. + の／んです。どこへ行（い）くんですか？どうして遅（おく）れたんですか？何（なに）をしているんですか？ ★2. Reason★ It is used to express reasons. It is used when the speaker is going to do something and the speaker explains the situations which are not

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00:07:29

Episode 84 - How do men and women say "do this!!" (te...

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2022/03/22

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4tXuGwviHU&t=216s ========================================================== 食べてください食べろ。食べなさい。お金を貸してください。お金を貸せ。お金を貸しなさい。「それをしないでくれ」「すぐに来てくれ」 There is "te kure" as a man's word, and the negative expression is "nai de kure". Both are often used as men's words to family and friends, and are also used together with "yo". We also hear this expression in animes. "Ne" cannot be added. This expression is close to an

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00:05:07

Episode 83 - How do mother or teacher tell kids to...

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2022/03/18

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4tXuGwviHU&t=216s ========================================================== なさい (nasai). Meaning: do this (soft/firm command). “nasai” is the polite command form in Japanese and is used in a variety of formal situations. You can use “nasai” when you are giving an order to someone younger or of lower status than yourself. It is used in combination with a Verb’s stem form and can only be used with a positive Verb. 食べます →

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00:05:39

Episode 82 - How to say "don't do this!!"...

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2022/03/13

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_mpxJVzzE&t=537s ========================================================== prohibitive form : dictionary form + na To command someone not to do something in Japanese is very easy. Simply add な after the plain form of a verb. For example, いく (iku) becomes いくな (ikuna - don't go), いう (iu) becomes いうな (iu na - don't talk), たべる (taberu) becomes たべるな (taberu na - don't eat), する (suru) becomes するな (suru na - don't do), くる (kuru)

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00:06:21

Episode 81 - How to say "do this!!" (imperative form)

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2022/03/11

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_mpxJVzzE&t=537s ========================================================== At the moment the only way we have to give an order is to ask politely for someone to do something. 電話してください。 Please call me. If we want to add force to these requests we need to use the imperative. For Group 1 Verbs, For exampleよみます (yomimasu), before ます is み (mi). If you change it to e-sound, it becomes め (me). So よみます (yomimasu) becomes よめ (yome)

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00:11:11

How Japanese people see fortune-telling and signs of...

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2022/03/07

Have you seen a tea stalk floating vertically in your teacup when you have Japanese green tea? When you see it, you will have a good day. Because it is believed to be a lucky sign. In this episode I had my friend Chee to talk about fortune-telling and signs of good luck in Japan! Fortune teller 占い師 (uranaishi) Fortune-telling 占い (uranai) Palm reading 手相 (tesou) To have someone read your fortune 運勢をみてもらう (unsei o mite morau) To have someone read your palm 手相を見てもらう(tesou o mite morau) Fortune 運勢

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00:08:38

Episode 80 - How to say "I plan to..., I intend...

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2022/03/02

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaB7oOC5ius&t=531s ========================================================== つもりです(tsumori desu): to Intend to Do Verb + つもりだ The function is to express what you intend to do. One important point here is that the decision should have been made a while ago. Therefore, you cannot use this for decisions made on the spot. お酒をやめるつもりです。 osake o yameru tsumori desu I intend to quit drinking. 明日は家にいるつもりです。 ashita wa ie ni iru

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00:12:56

Episode 79 - How to say "let's do..." (volitional form)

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2022/02/27

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaB7oOC5ius&t=531s ========================================================== a. If the verb is a Group 2 Verb, simply remove the final “masu” syllable and replace it with “you:” 食べます → 食べよう (Tabemasu → Tabeyou) b. If the verb is an Group 1, its final vowe" imasu" must be changed to “ou,” which means its final syllable must be replaced (for example, if the verb in question is “Yomimasu ” change it to “yomou”. 読みます → 読もう

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00:08:06

Episode 78 - How to say "the more... the more"...

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2022/02/25

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prEl2-55DAA&t=1s ========================================================== ba - hodo (~ ば-ほど) has meaning "the more... the more". Verb-ばconditional + (same) Verb + ほどいadj-ばconditional + (same) いadj + ほどなadj + なら + (same)なadj + なほど飲みます ➝ 飲めば nomimasu ➝ nomeba 食べます ➝ 食べれば tabemasu ➝ tabereba します ➝ すれば shimasu ➝ sureba きます ➝ くれば kimasu ➝ kureba 面白い ➝ 面白ければ omoshiroi ➝ omoshirokereba interesting ➝ If it’s interesting 美味しい ➝

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00:10:24

Episode 77 - How to use Conditional Forms (tara, to,...

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2022/02/23

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVxs9n2yUyY ========================================================== …と: Constant Results and Actual Conditions The function is to express constant results. The conjugation is just to attach the plain (dictionary) form to と. When you use nouns and na-adjectives, you need to attach だ like 春だと. By constant results, we mean that it’s an unchanged fact, when you do A, aways B happens. You can use this for natural phenomenons,

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