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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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00:08:50

Episode 76 - Conditional form nara (how to say if, when)

Learn Japanese with Masa sensei! ·

2022/02/20

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRZr3gvCj0&t=582s ========================================================== Conditional form なら The function is to respond to someone in a given context. Regarding the other conditional words, you can set a context by yourself. However, you can use …なら only when given a context. Tanaka-san ga iku nara, watashi mo ikimasu With the above example, Tanaka-san first said “I will go to the drinking session,” and then you respond

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00:08:06

Episode 75 - Conditional form ba (how to say if, when)

Learn Japanese with Masa sensei! ·

2022/02/12

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRZr3gvCj0&t=582s ========================================================== The ba form attached to the end of an adjective creates an “If…then…” sentence. Sentences that use the ba form are less colloquial than the other conditional form tara (which we won’t cover in this lesson). The main clause (i.e. the first half of a sentence) can be a desire, hope, command, suggestion, or statement of one’s will. In order to conjugate

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00:05:39

Episode 74 - Giving and receiving expressions (te...

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2022/02/11

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8bK9zF97bY&t=777s ========================================================== 「あげます」 is the Japanese word for "to give" seen from the speaker's point of view. You must use this verb when you are giving something or doing something for someone else. 私は友達にプレゼントをあげます。 - I gave present to friend. 車を買ってあげます。 - I'll give you the favor of buying a car. 私は友達にいいことを教えてあげました。 - I taught something good to my friend. (looking at it from

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00:07:53

Episode 73 - How to use "potential form" (How to say...

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2022/02/05

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fczada6WxZU ========================================================== ~ことができます (Koto Ga Dekimasu): Formal Potential Form With Verbs If you want to use the potential form with verbs, one way is to use the present tense form of the verb followed by ことができる. This phrase directly translates to “be able to do ~ing,” where the “ing” is the verb being used. Take a look at the following example sentence for a more in-depth

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00:08:35

Episode 72 - How to say "no matter how..." (ikura +...

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2022/02/02

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4hn-p3v5ig&t=385s ========================================================== いくら～ても (ikura~temo) no matter how Verb (て-form) も、い-Adj (～い) くても、な-Adj でも、 Noun でも、いくら頑張ってもよくならない。 Ikura ganbattemo yoku naranai. No matter how hard I try, it doesn't go well. いくら遅くても五時までに着きたい。 Ikura osokutemo go ji made ni tsukitai. I want to arrive there by five at the latest. いくら安くても、買いたくない。 Ikura yasukute mo, kaitakunai. I don’t want to

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00:08:04

Episode 71 - How to say "even if/ even though/...

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2022/01/30

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9M9mUaHl8M&t=298s ========================================================== ても (temo) Sentence is used to indicate a reverse condition. It's used when an action which is expected to be taken or an event which is expected to happen naturally under the given circumstances does not materialize or a thing turns out in a way opposite to a socially accepted idea. Verb (て-form) も、い-Adj (～い) くても、な-Adj でも、 Noun でも、 If you

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00:09:35

Episode 70 - How to make "Conditional Form" (ta form...

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2022/01/26

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI1HjXsOCuw&t=9s ========================================================== 〜たら is a conjugation pattern which expresses a causal relationship. The action or state expressed by the sentence which precedes 〜たら is the condition of the event or situation expressed by the rest of the sentence. Depending on the context, it is interpreted differently—as time sequences like "when" and "after," or conditions like

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00:09:06

Episode 69 - How to make "Verb into Noun phrases"...

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2022/01/23

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mjGvlTKr2s ========================================================== koto can be used as a nominalizer. When “koto” is placed after a verb or a verb phrase, “koto” can turn that verb/verb phrase into what is essentially a long, multi-word noun. For example: 本を読みます hon o yomimasu means “[someone] reads/will read books.” But, 本を読む事 hon o yomu koto means “the idea/act of [someone] reading books.” ことKoto quite simply adds “ING”

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00:08:05

Episode 68 - How to make "Relative Clause"

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2022/01/16

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQklHSjvnbs ========================================================== A relative clause is a clause that is used to modify a noun or a noun phrase. In English, a clause must contain a subject and a predicate at a minimum in order to be grammatical, but a Japanese clause only requires a predicate. Forming the relative clause - step by step: 1 In your mind, change the verb in 私は本をかいました to the plain form, かった The verbs in

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00:10:44

Episode 67 - How to say " when, if " ( Plain Style /...

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2022/01/16

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDyv7ohagcs&t=47s Verb (Dictionary-form) と、 Sentence 2 い-Adj (～い) と、 Sentence 2 な-Adj だと、 Sentence 2 Noun だと、 Sentence 2 Verb (ない-form) と、 Sentence 2 い-Adj (～い) くないと、 Sentence 2 な-Adj でないと、 Sentence 2 Noun でないと、 Sentence 2 と (to) sentence expresses Sentence 2 inevitably as a result of Sentence 1. It means whenever the condition in Sentence 1 is set, result in Sentence 2 will always happen. Therefore expressions used in

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00:10:37

Episode 66 - How to say " when; at this time " (...

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2022/01/09

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fhhp6L5voA 時【とき】(toki) means " when; at this time ". とき (toki) connects two sentences and expresses the time when the state or action described in the main sentence takes place. Verb dict-form とき(toki) Verb ない-form とき(toki) Verb た-form とき(toki) い-adjective とき(toki) な-adjective + なとき(na toki) Noun + のとき(no toki) 私はテレビを見るときコーヒを飲みます。 Watashiwa terebi wo miru toki kohi wo nomimasu. When I watch TV, I drink a

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00:08:49

COVID-19 situation in Japan

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2022/01/03

Like many countries,the coronavirus is the topic on everyone’s. In this episode I had my friend Aska-san to talk about current COVID-19 situation in Japan! コロナウイルスと戦うために、みんなで頑張りましょう!! コロナウイルスとたたかうために、みんなでがんばりましょう!! korona wirusu to tatakau tame ni, minna de ganbarimashou! 戦う(たたかう) tatakau : to fight 〜ために tameni : in order to みんな minnna : everyone 頑張る(がんばる) ganbaru : to hang in there In order to fight against the Coronavirus, let's hang in there

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00:06:47

Episode 65 - How to say " maybe, probably, might ..."...

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2022/01/02

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7HCywOMTM&t=164s Using deshou (でしょう) at the end of a sentence means that something will probably happen or that it seems like it will happen. The level of certainty in that “might” is probably around 80-90% This means that the probability of accuracy is a more than a kamoshiremasen sentence. でしょう (deshou) is commonly used when we talk about the weather in Japanese. verbs { 食べる　/　食べた } 　でしょう。 { taberu / tabeta }

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00:08:59

Episode 64 - How to say " maybe, probably, might ..."...

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2021/12/30

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7HCywOMTM&t=164s In English, this word means “perhaps” or “might.” You can use it with verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Verb in plain form (present or past tense) + かもしれません (kamoshiremasen) I-Adjective in plan form (present or past tense) + かもしれません (kamoshiremasen) Na-adjectives in plain form (without na) (present or past tense) + かもしれません (kamoshiremasen) Noun + かもしれません (kamoshiremasen) The level of certainty in that “might” is

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00:08:59

Episode 63 - How to say " I say that..." "Plain...

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2021/12/28

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Io9VkhF7Q&t=254s 言います is used to report or quote speech, the particle と is placed before 言います。～と言う (to iu) is the form you use to directly or indirectly quote what someone has said. と is a quotation marker that can also be used with other verbs like 聞く (to hear)、伝える (to convey)、思う (to think), etc. 言う means to say. Plain form + to iimasu (he) says that... (people) says that... 彼は明日学校に行くと言いました。 kare wa ashita gakkou ni iku

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Episode 62 - How to say " I think that..." "Plain...

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2021/12/21

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDs87u2ihmo&t=550s “I think” in Japanese using 〜と思います (~to omoimasu). The subject of the sentence (the speaker) is often omitted. In other words, you don’t need to say “I” think, because it is obvious from the context. In the case that the subject is not “I” you must use 〜と思っています (to omotteimasu) instead of 〜と思います (~to omoimasu) because it is expressing what another person (might be) thinking. 明日は休みです (ashita wa yasumi desu)

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Episode 61 - How to make adectives and noun into...

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2021/12/08

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb8OEL0ciWQ&t=15s 【い Adjective】 Present Affirmative: い-Adjective {～い} Present Negative: い-Adjective {～い} くない Past Affirmative: い-Adjective {～い} かった Past Negative: い-Adjective {～い} くなかったながい (nagai) ながくない (nagakunai) ながかった (nagakatta) ながくなかった (nagakunakatta) いい (ii) 良くない (yokunai) 良かった (yokatta) 良くなかった (yokunakatta) 【な Adjective】 Present Affirmative: な-Adjective だ Present Negative: な-Adjective ではない Past

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00:09:55

Episode 60 - How to make verb into "Plain Style"...

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2021/12/03

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQsqjW_gvng&t=248s =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================

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Episode 59 - "Ta form" ato de (how to say " after...

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2021/11/27

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LEBMxCRJt4 ★verb (ta-form) +あとで(ato de)★ あとで (ato de)means “after doing”. To express that something happens after something else, we should use the past (ta-form) of a verb followed by あとで (ato de). 昼ごはんの後で友達とお茶を飲みました。 I drank tea with my friends after having lunch. Hirugohan no ato de tomodachi to ocha o nomimashita. 授業の後で映画に行きませんか？ Won’t you go to the movies with me after class is over? jugyou no ato de eiga ni ikimasen

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Episode 58 - "Ta form" hou ga ii desu (how to say "...

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2021/11/25

- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ6Gcj0CrhY&t=444s ★verb (ta-form) + ほうがいい(hou ga ii)★ it would be better to (do), you had better (do) “it is better (for you) to do…” is a sentence-final expression that can be used to give advice. It implies that if you do not follow the advice, danger or a problem will result. It refers to something very specific. 運動したほうがいいです！ Undou shita hou ga ii desu! Why don’t you exercise (It’s better to exercise)! When giving

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