Explanatory の / んだ / んだけど / んですが (IMPORTANT GRAMMAR)

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This time we'll learn how to use the EXPLANATORY particle "の / んだ / んです".
A lot of people requested for this lesson and finally here it is!
It has many uses such as:
★Explaining / Asking for explanation
★Introductory Remark
★Expressing Surprise
and more :)
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wardm4 totally agree with you. misa really makes sure that she clarifies what she means. she gives multiple examples and addresses many of the questions i have in my head- most of the time in school i have to raise my hand to have it answered. you can really tell that misa cares about her viewers.

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[@cronotriggered4314]

The fact that textbooks wait so long to teach you explanatory particles, and then completely neglect to explain how they're used practically in conversation is absurd to me. Understanding how these particles are used in casual Japanese allowed my listening skills to improve in a week more than they had in the last two months. You'll hear の、んだ、んだけど just as much as ね、よ、and other sentence ending particles when you listen to spoken Japanese. This should be one of the first things you ever learn, not tucked away in a footnote. It was after I had a decent understanding of these particles that I began to lose all faith in the practicality of textbooks. Thanks for the explanation Misa, it's not only extremely clear but will be extremely helpful for so many students out there!

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"何それ？おいしいの？" Sounds like something kid Goku would've said in Dragon Ball.

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I litterly did a google image search to see if Goku came up. Lol

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@@PowerPackers90 Nice! Did he come up? We're talking about someone who literally thought a bride was something to eat. 😂

[@PowerPackers90]

@@enavy04 no just alot of Japanese food. Lol Yeah we are talking about a guy that didnt know what kissing was until he was a grandfather lol.

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Ikr!?

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I think it's about him getting asked to get married

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"So well" because you can't say so goodly. You can just about get away with so bad ( despite the poor grammar) because you would say so badly. Just saying... Like jusforfun

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Omg I'm so surprised at the first slang expression you talked about because there is one that is almost the same in Italian! When we hear a new/weird word, sometimes we go: "Cos'è? Se magna?" = "What's that? Do you eat it?" 😂 Crazy how languages can be so different but so similar!

[@py8554]

I must say that this video is the first time in years of learning Japanese that I heard someone makes a clear connection between the particle used in かわいいの？ and the particle used in かわいいんだ. This is eye opening indeed.

[@dremcon]

When going through my textbook I understood how to construct the explanatory form, but I had NO IDEA why it was used or for what purpose. Seriously, every time I watch one of your videos everything just 'clicks' and I understand. From a expat in Minatomirai, Yokohama - 本当にありがとうございます！

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んだ is one of the phrases that I always have a difficulty using in actual speech. I never felt I understood the context enough to use it until now. Your explanation was better than my textbook was. You have such great lesson! You are the closest think to my Japanese for Everyone book that I used when I formally studied in college. Your ability to explain Japanese grammar like an English text book would is so awesome. I instantly became a fan because of that.

[@Sara.SkyBlue]

"なにそれ美味しいの"めっちゃ面白い！！イタリア語でも一緒だよ。難しい言葉を聞いたらすぐに"なにこれ?食べ物なの?"

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I like how you teach stuff that is hard to find in books.

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I catch myself wondering HOW can you explain everything so wel l!!! Wooow, well done ! Thank you very much Misa !!!

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I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.

[@kunstderfugue]

This is really difficult grammar, so I'm glad I get another point of view on it.

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I really loved how in this episode you decided to go outside the normal vocab you usually use. For instance, "traffic" and "got caught". Really helps me get familiar with verbs other than 食べる lol. Thanks! Great episode!

[@stormtrooperelite1453]

the most amazing discovery in this lesson was the fact that we use the same idiom in Serbian for when we don't know about something that's just mentioned. Much like in Japanese, instead of "whaaa" we say "Јел се то маже на хлеб?" meaning "do you spread that on bread?" and I think it's beautiful

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​@@user-lk4im8rd9k だまれ、冗談だったと思う

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@@user-lk4im8rd9k やはり日本人、風刺な文を分かれることが出来ないな…

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@@user-lk4im8rd9k なんでそんなに真面目ww

[@nathaneivers8700]

I've been studying Japanese for 3 years and this grammar point has given me the most headaches. Thanks for clearing it up!

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Beautiful work as always. I can't emphasize enough how important it is for old codgers like myself not to be put off by the apparently juvenile background in these videos. This has to be among the best series of language lessons in any language anywhere. Consider supporting Misa on Patreon, even if you never listen to the premium lessons. BTW, I think the use of "n da" to express that you are drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence has a correlate in English, namely "must". As in "Misa must like pink," or "Oh, you must've heard that in one of Misa's Japanese Ammo lessons." Native English speakers all say this naturally. I think this way of using the term "must" is nowadays much more common than its traditional normative usage as in "You absolutely must see Fleabag."

[@sebastian-1864]

This is my third time watching this vid and in everytime I undertand things much better about these explanatory particles. I will definetely watch it again. Thanks a lot for these wonderful videos

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The more I watch your vids the more I can understand and hear the sentence structures. ThanKa for making this language learning experience fun and easy

[@DanDoStuff]

すごく分かりやすい！ありがとうみさ先生！

[@haitangweiyu]

It's funny how in Spanish we also have a similar meme: "¿Qué es eso? ¿Se come?" (What's that? Is it edible?) and it's used in the same way 😂. Thank you so much for this video, I've been waiting for it (I actually just asked if there was already a class about this - and darou - in your last video! ;u;). Thanks again~ (btw, 26:57 Misa is so cute 🤭)

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Same in Chinese!!! Kids tend to use it more but we sometimes say '什么东西？能吃吗?' when we hear something we've never heard before and it sounds so outlandish XDD sense of humour is universal

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Same in German, seems like everyone has this!

[@Sara.SkyBlue]

same in italian! this connection between languages is so interesting!!

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same for greek

[@miloradowicz]

It's not a connection between languages, it's a reference to the simplicity of children's thought processes everywhere, who tend to put everything in their mouths as their first venue into the world of exploration. For that reason "Can I eat it?" is a catchphrase of bafflement and basic curiosity.

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「発売」Sounds like "Hot Buy", very memorable!

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I love that you started off with teaching us how to talk to ourselves in Japanese. Thank you.

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Every teacher has a unique way to teach, watching this video was quite helpful in order to re-structure the grammar learned previously. Your accent is interesting is cute. Thank you.

[@Akispark]

Studying for N3 right now and it's kinda infuriating that these widely used grammar patterns aren't explained in most JLPT material found online. You explained it in a really straight forward way and I finally understand why so many sentences end using んです、なのです or なんです Thank you so much!

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Until now I never understood this んだ/んです thing. It is super clear now. Thank you so much!! Your videos are always long with lot of explanation, they really go in-depth, they clearly are the best videos I can find, thanks to that. You always take the necessary time to make things clear. Thank you!!

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I've tried many lessons about this topic but I couldn't understand clearly until I've seen this video. Your explanation is pretty clear, thank you so much for the lesson. Please keep making a great video like this naa :)

[@18nmc]

in filipino it's the same. "ano yan? nakakain ba yan?" which translates to "what is that? is that edible?"

[@imateel7116]

In Brazil too, we say "o que é isso, é de comer?"

[@jeobbbb]

"Ano yon? Masarap ba yon?" lol

[@depressedteadepressoespres186]

From all these comments, I’m starting to get a feeling that English is the only language that doesn’t have this saying 😭

[@BruceAramayo]

I finally understand this の thing at the end of sentences and now I'm looking forward to the second part. Thank you!

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I have been watching you recently, and i am not joking when i say that your videos and notes from your videos helped me in actual conversation way more than any other textbooks! Please continue making lessons!!

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I remember watching this video around four years ago when I first started learning Japanese. Now I'm rewatching this video as an aspiring Japanese teacher looking for a reference to teach this material to my students. How fast time flies :-)

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

What a miracle to stumble on this one! I was JUST struggling to figure out the meaning of this んですか in a manga yesterday! About every other day I think my Japanese is really improving...........and every other day, I realize it's still a big brick wall.

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I have been waiting for a video on this subject for a long time, thank you, that is such a complete expalanation!

[@ChrisHanline]

"Obviously we know that it's not food, but that's the point." Misa-sensei, never change 💙

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recently, i've been trying to look this up everywhere because i couldn't understand this grammar at all, but you explained it so well and at the perfect time too! i learned so much today. thank you

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レッスンありがとうございます！！！次のも楽しみにしてます

[@krcooleymma]

みさ先生、この授業ありがとうございます。I had a hard time understanding の and んです but this helps a lot! 👍🏻

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みそ先生は本当に綺麗先生だね。教え方も本当に分かりやすいです。有難う御座いました。

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みささんは上手な先生んだけど、今は日本語を本当に学んでいるんです。教えてくれてありがとうございます!

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Looking forward to part 2! Great work. おつかれでした

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I met your channel a few months ago, but it's the best channel about the Japanese language. Since I am from Brazil, I take the opportunity to practice English and Japanese. I would like to thank you immensely for talking about more native aspects of the language. I have been studying Japanese for a long time and have always looked for some videos that addressed this most advanced and realistic aspect of communication as it is in Japan. You are helping me a lot. All of your videos are special to me. 本当に感謝しています。どうもありがとうございました。

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説明がマジでよかった！教えてくれてありがとうございました～

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You did an especially awesome job explaining everything in this lesson. You really connected the nuances between the Japanese and English.

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Thanks, you have been talking about this lesson for a long time. I was super excited when I saw the topic👍👏

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This is something I encounter all the time in Japan. Thanks for taking the time to clearly explain it!

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Never have I ever got such an amazing explanation regarding to this topic. Unbelievable What makes you an *amazing* teacher is that you can actually put yourself in an English taking state and from that perspective explain not only how to use this form, but also what kind of mistakes you will likely do because of it. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH

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Your pacing for the phrase explanations is perfect. I really appreciate how you take your time to pronounce normally and then slowly, expanding on each part of the sentence. Thank you!

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Thank you so much, that んです in questions was really bugging me, but now i see it expresses the curiosity of who is asking.

[@DragonNinja1989]

みさ先生、ありがとうございました！🙏🏻 いつもニュアンスをはっきり説明してくれて、わかりやすくて、たくさん新しい役に立つことを習います！

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I live for this channel. ありがとうございます。

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i love that you mention how these grammar points would translate into not only talking irl but also talking online :) a lot of the time i found myself wondering if i needed to add this grammar to make my sentences sound more natural and it was really confusing. it was one of the grammar points i always worried about in class but this video is the first time i feel like i might be able to understand it :)

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おしえてくれてありがとう！ I usually avoid long video but your video is so great! I like how you gave a lot of natural daily conservation and also explain some specific use of word like やる

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Thanks a lot for making this video, I've been struggling with this for months and I finally get it. Now everything seems to be more clear.

[@lililaure]

You are helping me out so much. Thank you Misa-san. Even as a very beginner, just hearing you pronounce the words has been a revelation in my understanding. Please continue your good work 😁

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Your explanation is very usefull👍 本当にありがとうございます☺

[@keithws2779]

This lesson is amazing. THANK YOU!

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みささんの動画全部はすごく素晴らしいと思う！！みさの説明は最高だね、間違いない！本当に感謝してる。日本語の勉強を手伝ってありがとうございます 先生！💓💓

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I'm so glad I stumbled across your channel みささん。I'm a complete beginner and my vocabulary is about 200 words now, but I learnt so much from your lesson! 本当にありがとうございます！

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When I hear, "I'm 15," I actually hear, "FBI!! OPEN UP!" When I hear, "I'm pregnant," I actually hear, "(Sound of door crashing open) Where's the who did this to my daughter!!" lol.. ish. Protip: NEVER EVER guess that a girl is pregnant. Someday, you'll regret it.

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勉強になりました！ありがとうございます！

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The best channel. I learned so much. Your pronunciation is so clear.

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Misa : Japanese people don't get sarcasm. Also Misa : 何それ？美味しいの？

[@loryon]

I was expecting this video for such a long time thank you ! As you said at the end, I think that there's even more to it. Some time ago a japanese guy told me that using too often んだ/なんだ can, just like using too often the particle よ , make other people feel like you are better than them or trying to show off.

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OMG she is so cute and I'm learning so much. Awesome! Thank you Misa for sharing such a great content on this channel!

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She is super cute & an amazing KZbinr. Such good content!

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shes so cute i have to scroll the video down so i cant see her face or i get distracted looking at it

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NDA, NDAKEDO and NDESUGA are never really explain in books and they are used very commonly in conversations Thanks sensei for your help!

[@calvin2307]

Best explanation of this grammar...　I appreciate the explanation of how だから sounds strong as it does in English (hadn't really realized that I don't normally use "because" in a lot of situations actually)!

[@chrisblunden7493]

Great lesson this. Wrote a few bits down & replayed a bit and now feel I have grasped some of the main points. Great lesson to come back to. Thank you Misa!

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Fantastic! This is one of the grammar rules I was struggling with understanding. "Explanatory", now it makes sense. Thanks, Misa! :3

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Thanks Misa Sensei, you really are the best Japanese teacher on KZbin. I have never studied Japanese in class, just your videos and a private teacher in italki for the past few months, and now I am in Tokyo doing research that involves some Japanese. Really thank you!

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非常有用！素晴らしい先生ね！

[@tcsocal5554]

A common phrase you hear all the time, but Misa’s detailed explanation makes you realize how much more there is to it. Her lessons save you hundreds of hours of immersion. 本当に、超役に立つレッスンです。教えてくれてありがとうございます

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I just found this channel. Great work! I have decided to pause the classes I'm taking in Tokyo because it's getting out of hand and I will use your channel as a supplement to my own learning.

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Misa-san, DEFINITELY you and Miku are the ONLY best tutors in Japanese on KZbin _!!_ You are highly dedicated to what you do. Congrats. I haven't seen anyone explain the informal male sentence-final particle「ぜ」and「ぞ」。 Could you do that PLEASE? Keep on teaching the way you do. You are SUPERB! Hugs from BRAZIL!

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Thank you for another great lesson Misa-sensei! I really appreciate all the great content.

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Thank you SO MUCH for your lessons. You explain things so much better than a textbook would. I learn a lot from your videos, and I appreciate the amount of effort you put into each one

[@sewek1513]

Thank you for explaining this topic. It's actually something I struggle with a lot while trying to understand japanese people. Good job!

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Finally!! 私は今分かります。 ありがとうござました、みさ先生

[@mizzsparkle3421]

もっとあるの？！このレッスンはやきに立つ！ありがとう、みさ先生！

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Big lesson , thank you for the effort you always put in Misa sensei !

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I love your lessons, and I’ll probably join your patron, but I wished these lessons were broken it up into parts or at the very least time stamped. This is gold.

[@suicixdexu]

うぽつです💕 みさ先生のレッスンからいつも習っています！有難うございます

[@alicedartnell1574]

This was so useful! I need to watch this again and again!

[@TheMysterlool]

Omg Misa this really came like a gift from heavens. I was just thinking like few days ago that I will go through this grammar again, because it has been some time since I first learned it and u post a video about it!! Thanks!!! 👌😉

[@milky-haze]

Yes! Learning this in my Genki textbook, been wishing for this! Thank you!!!

[@vivid8979]

I really like how you utilize the usage of your visual aids with color coded kanas.. It really makes the sentence easier to to read and translate.. Also the amount of explanation you do especially when there are alot of nuances or similarities wether it is small or big is highly appreciated.. It usually clears all the confusion in regards to those questions.. You're my go to teacher when it comes to this kind of deep-learning stuff. Thank you very much!! Please continue your hardwork !!. 😊👍

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I'm in mid-level Japanese courses in college, but I struggle a lot. This helps me a lot, so thank you! You make understanding much more clear & easy to digest. ありがとうございます~

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MISA SENSEI..,YOU ARE LITERALLY THE BEST!! you knoe WHAT TO TEACH and HOW TO TEACH! I respect you!! Thank you for hard work! 😃

[@MrMooseRPG1337]

Thank you so much for this! It's really helpful, and you are a great teacher! みさ先生、ありがとうございます！

[@Yoshioka81]

It's amazing how I come looking for copper and find diamonds! Every lesson teaches us a lot more than we expect. Thank you for the classes and the examples! You're the best! ♥

[@metalsabatico]

Thank you so much for this. ありがとうございます！！。