How to use に (Ni) vs で (De) vs を (Wo) - (Japanese Particle Difference Comparison)

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[@GameGengo]

Shoutouts to Mantixero from the Game Gengo Discord!! We all in the Game Gengo discord often have conversations about how Japanese is used and in one conversation with Mantixero about jumping on enemy heads this led to me doing a bunch of research on the difference between に／で／を which then led to this video! So thanks for the chat man and helping me get an idea for an awesome video! If you would like to join in on the fun, then come join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/GameGengo

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[@samspeaks2016]

Came for the particle practice and dayum he's got some phenomenal taste in games ;)

[@PelvicGaming]

OH MY GOD, this is the first time these made sense. I didn't think it possible. I appreciate you so much!! You are a blessing on this Earth! Thank you so much for all that you do for beginners like me! I'll certainly have to give this video a rewatch cause the ending bit between ni and de still confuses me, but your examples with pokemon and sonic did WONDERS. My third eye is unlocked!

[@AverageBot]

Wow straight up clear and concise. Great explanation!

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Thanks so much AverageBot

[@あれくす]

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[@jaroking]

Matt, particles are so important! Love this. Might be a good idea to make more particles videos in a quiz style

[@muhmoonsugar9305]

Holy shit... This video is really really well done.

[@GameGengo]

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[@2link121]

I liked the quizzical portions of this one! I prefer the usual lecture focus, but the questions here were timely and didn’t feel like they were grabbing priority from the lecture. Thanks!

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[@BURGATRON]

Thanks! Having classic videogames as your background makes the video even more fun

[@amanelisa1705]

This video was very informative, thank you!

[@kaleeshsynth9994]

I was a little confused at the beginning of the video but as i watched the video and getting to the the sonic example and letting us guess the particle needed things began to really click for me.

[@mono432mono]

Nice examples and good explanations for this basic grammar. I always mixed them up when talking.

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[@sonik3406]

Clear explanation, thanks a lot. I love japanese being illustrated with video games, as you do.

[@Nattoha]

I really love the approach of guessing what verb would come after each sentence start. Great exercise. Replacing by いる・ある is also a great tip. On the Sonic example I would say that 橋で立っている answers to the question 橋で何をしている whereas 橋に立っている could answer the question どこに居る. This, to me, is clearer than the "this exact spot" explanation. Another good example of this is at 11:27. Actually 寝る has two meaning, 1.sleep and 2. lie down. に寝ている is more likely to be used for meaning 2. (most important is where you are) whereas で寝ている is more likely to be used with meaning 1. (most important is what you are doing). Chiropractors will probably tell you ベッドに寝てください because what they mean is they want you to lie down on the bed and not necessarily sleep. They want you to BE there. There are many examples of these verbs (干す、植える etc) where basically one understands that the focus of the sentence is either on the final location or on the action depending on which particle is used.

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Thanks so much! I really appreciate the support! You might be surprised to learn that there is no team haha it's all just me trying my best to make the best learning Japanese content possible! Thanks so much for thinking there was a team behind it all though haha

[@lotharen]

Another great video! Thanks so much. Edit: I had to come back and add to this after watching it. Your examples are helping me understand the nuances of this language. Most times I just get confused and stop in frustration but this is really making sense to me. Now if I could just realize when something is a modified -ru verb or not, those get me because most time you can't looked them up in Jisho.

[@GameGengo]

Yaaaay thanks for enjoying the video! My pleasure! I feel like this is one of those things that trips up a lot of people but is actually quite simple when you really take a look at whats going on! :) Hmm what do you mean by the る verb thing? Have you tried a different dictionary? Kanshudo/Yomichan/Ten10

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Just discovered your channel. Your stuff is so consice and contextualising things in gaming terms helps a lot. ありがとう

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[@Punjabigrown]

I started out thinking I hard a decent grasp of these words, then within about 1 minute I was confused lol, but by the end you pulled it all together. Good lesson 👍🏼

[@RogersJimmy-n4q]

本当にありがとうございます

[@pempenchiang9534]

Super helpful!

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Thank you for this 😊

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nice video my man

[@bluepenguin12]

this was super helpful

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I'm glad I could help!

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めっちゃありがとう　so helpful and easy to understand

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Great video as always!

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Your videos are great, keep it up

[@Monimonika18]

Thank you for this. I'm half Japanese and learned most of my grammar through use. So while I have a feel of what is appropriate to use, I'm often unable to explain why. I easily got an 89% on the Level 1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test without studying. The one time I did look through some mock questions for the test, I was confused on which particle to use in a sentence. I could imagine using 3 of the 4 choices given and was still confused after looking at the answer. Sadly, I don't remember the question nor the answer, but the choices did include で and に.

[@RavishingPimp]

Great video

[@byghostlight1]

I think I have watched dozens of videos on this, and somehow by the use of Pokemon, I can now visualised the difference. Thanks. Pokemon, make everything better.

[@arcticafox287]

100% ready for more Polo content! お願い！

[@light535]

Your videos are amazing! Thanks for always keeping it easy to understand.

[@kbkzero8141]

This is super helpful!!

[@hoathanatos6179]

It's really interesting that one says me no mae when mae comes from the Old Japanese Mape (eyewards). So now one says In the direction of the eye of the eye. It is similar to De donde in Spanish where in Latin Unde means from where, or whence, with donde meaning de onde and so de donde means of of of where/whence.

[@shern7885]

The first half was a little confusing, but the second half really cleared stuff up!

[@lightfeather7948]

i didnt know を can be used like that, seems like a good think to keep in mind

[@ThreeKes]

相変わらず　先生の授業はためになります。ありがとうございます！　 10:33 たしか、起こさなないほうがいいよ。危ないから、邪魔しないようにこっそり歩いて避けてね 見た目に騙されないで　草

[@boogaan8759]

exacly 4 days ago I was reading whole internet and asking a bunch of native speakers about this topic. I could just watch your vid earlier. You could also include へ particle.

[@stelluna3986]

Here's my summary as how I understand it ... に - A pokemon APPEARED IN FRONT of you で - A pokemon MOVING IN FRONT of your VERY SPOT を - A pokemon PASSED BY IN FRONT of you (walk or jog)

[@kevintjekevin]

Totally unrelated, but what is the font used for the Japanese text? Also, thanks for the great video!

[@niah0lic]

I HAVE AN EXAM TOMORROW AND I SOMEHOW COMPLETEEELY FORGOT HOW TO USE PARTICLES (not great when you have to write an analysis in japanese.....) thank you so so much for saving my ass LOL

[@DistrarSubvoyikar]

Originally clicked on this video for the sake of review, but then at the start I came up with totally incorrect guesses for what the verbs of the three sentences would be...because I expected 目の前 to be the physical object, the front layer of the eye. So my guesses were Fling [at], Shoot laser beam [with], and Close/Shut fell o l

[@Polar-ul8hn]

Just wondering what game was in the background at 1:18 the style looks really cool

[@GameGengo]

13 Sentinels! It's a fantastic game for learners!

[@Polar-ul8hn]

@@GameGengothanks a ton for the quick response and help studying for my exam tomorrow!

[@adriansanvelaz]

What program do you use to make these videos?

[@N8570E]

What about being in front of you and leaving your field of vision? Your first example was coming into your field of view. So, what about the opposite? I hope to feel qualified to take the N5 test by the end of this year, 2024. But I doubt it. Thank you for your efforts. May you and yours stay well and prosper.

[@antekacki8753]

10:00 One could almost say, to jump at *de* spot :v

[@GameGengo]

Nice 😂

[@haninditohaidarsatrio7393]

Hmm this makes me wondering So what is the difference between に as 'to' and へ? Let's say I want to say 'I go to school' Should we use に (学校に行きます) or へ (学校へ行きます)?

[@caseyscarborough]

に emphasizes the specific destination, whereas へ emphasizes the direction or path to the destination. 学校に行きます is “I go to school” and 学校へ行きます is “I go towards school” or “I’m going in the direction of school.” When you use に the destination is more important, and with へ the journey is more important. Also, you can’t use にの in constructs like “the path to school”, you must use への, like 学校への道.

[@Livelaughtupac]

Sorry for late response へ could be replaced with に when talking about going somewhere very far away.

[@stopthelawsuits]

This might just be me, but the pokemon part at the start didn't help at all. Working with sentence fragments and then just being given sentences wasn't doing anything for me to learn. The sonic part right after worked pretty well though. That part I understood pretty well

[@bestbeekeeper8931]

got all the questions right i'm such a fucking genius(just don't ask how long i've been studying japanese)

[@MidnightEkaki]

im intermediate level and still struggle with these particles lol

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STOP MAKING BEGINNER RESOURCES holy shit. THE INTERNET DOES NOT NEED MORE BEGINNER RESOURCES. I get so mad seeing these basic topics pop up in my feed I think I have to unsubscribe from this channel for my own sanity's sake. Disappointing.

[@GameGengo]

Sorry to break it to you, but this is not just a beginner resource. Even native Japanese speakers can confuse these particles and how they are used exactly so is very much a worthwhile video to make. This channel is there to help everyone enjoy learning Japanese so I will be making content for ALL levels. However, perhaps you should unsubscribe anyway because no one needs this kind of negativity and threat, I hope you have fun learning Japanese and enjoy the journey.