If You Are Struggling with Japanese Sentences, Watch This! Japanese Sentence Structures

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[@harupakajapanese84]

Hi guys! I hope this video will help you out! Enjoy watching and listening to what you love in Japanese! 😀

[@lueanne]

This was amazing literally the best explanation I’ve ever gotten about Japanese sentences and I’ve been studying for over a year

[@KikiJWealthy]

Thanks for teaching this, but please keep in mind the word "Me" is NOT an object. It's a pronoun. ❤.

[@lailataluminousnight8064]

Its funny cuz you can rearrange English sentences. For example. I get up at 7 can be. At 7, I get up. Even the example in the video you called incorrect was useble

[@ShaniMalikshorts]

Japan Language is compulsory in Japan .I am facing alot of problems because of language

[@levant5378]

I think it's more helpful for English learners of Japanese, to call は the topic marker (it marks what it is you want to talk about), が as the subject marker (as it marks the noun that is doing the action), and を as the object marker (as it is the thing having the verb done to it).

[@CThomas-wg4gc]

Pretty much correct, it’s really important to note that を is strictly for certain verbs, where が can not be used for other verbs. Quite the complex language, have to be on your toes 頑張っていますね

[@myfriendsnoopy]

My Japanese teacher had us conceptualize Xは as being like “as for X…” or “speaking of X…” which I found really helpful, especially since in many sentences the topic is not grammatically connected to the subject.

[@myfriendsnoopy]

Sometimes the topic and subject is the same though.

[@AJ-xx5ik]

"So, we talk about the details first, before telling you what we're describing" was an epiphany in Japanese sentence structure. Thank you!

[@_syzygy_]

for real, i did kinda notice i had to read a sentence backwards for it to make more sense, but i can't believe i never thought about it as she put it this video. Incredibly helpful!!

[@Lugge1999]

Having learned Latin at school, where the verb also always comes at the end of the sentence makes the japanese sentence structure quite natural for me.

[@bokchoiman]

I like the term "acquiring" a language rather than "learning" it. Feels like a something of substance and more worth pursuing.

[@bgustinjr]

I can't even imagine what it's like to think in Japanese. But I want to know.

[@user-qu6yr2xn6g]

I'd never saw a Video which explained japanese sentence structure this well! Thank you very much!

[@seinundzeiten]

wow you are a good teacher, I enjoyed the sentence structure break-downs and it helped me understand the Japanese language even more

[@antonkornishuk3446]

日本語を勉強している僕は、この動画を作った先生のために大感謝したいです！🌹

[@kennysiu-HK]

you can set in different order in "English" too, 7;00 (7'o clock) is the time I wake up (woke up) that is with special meaning which for example emphasis the time, usually most people would say I wake up at 7. But you can arrange the order or sequence of English sentences.

[@ecarter2747]

9:30 From what I've noticed, 'particles' also appear to be the counter to 'punctuation'. Technically, your example for 'subject, verb, object' order can be used to demonstrate why English has punctuation (and is such a difficult language to learn correctly for many, even native speakers), because it can disregard that order and still be correct. "I get up at 7", "At 7, I get up" and "I, at 7, get up" are in fact all valid; the first usage is simply the most 'common' usage in modern English.

[@etanol.]

on point. it’s the same with brazilian-portuguese; “eu acordo às 7” “às 7, eu acordo” “eu, às 7, acordo”. unusual, but works

[@blonderuna]

Thank you! I love how you describe everything logically and provide clear examples. Subscribed!

[@NihonDiary]

SO helpful!! Thank you! This really clarified things for me!!

[@andrettax6052]

This video is actually really good, well made and helpful. I mean Haruka videos are always well-made but I think videos like these are more essential content to watch on KZbin to learn Japanese.

[@michaelpaysden4614]

Excellent and beautifully clear! Thank you 😀👍

[@meena123]

Thank you so much for this video! it is so helpful, simple, and let me understand a lot easier.

[@lukeshields7514]

such a good lesson, i smiled all the time!

[@lukang72]

Very helpful video! I like the graphics and your cheerful style

[@granttakemoto9999]

This is such an insightful video! I have never heard sentence structure broken down like this! Thank you

[@elderlychannel]

this is a very high quality explaining the sentence structures of Japanese. Thank you Harupaka Sensei

[@kenedy6925]

I am studying Japanese for a while and still had some problems with the structure. Through this video you guided me where i should improve. Thank you for the video, great work!!! otsukaresamadesu

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you!☺️ Keep going!⭐

[@howardjoven22]

This is very helpful for those starting to learn Japanese. Kudos to you Sensei! ❤

[@gabriellegillen]

Thank you for a clear and very helpful video! And I love your joyful attitude, the little sound effects, and fun examples, it makes the learning more fun!! :)

[@13capitu]

Fantastic video! Thank you very much! And congratulations!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@otakuwriter1289]

Thank you!! This is wonderful!! Also, useful information for Japanese learners-- if it's clear you're speaking about yourself, you can drop 私 watashi. It makes you sound more modest, if that makes sense.

[@rika3941]

Thank you a lot!! your video almost saved my life😭it is so "Benri" , I've never seen such a good explaination!❤❤❤

[@abbyjentson2563]

このKZbinビデオはとても有益です！ありがとございます！

[@bubuwinnie2009]

So clearly explained!! Thank you for teaching us! 教えてくれてありがとうございます‼️❤

[@chedzatshupeng2525]

Thanks you this is helpful.

[@playalot86]

As a native English speaker, I find that I never think about grammar at all! Weird! Haha, but in Japanese, I’m like… PLEASE GOD HELP ME MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!!! Haha❤

[@JuanAguilar-ly7di]

Thank you for this, I like it.

[@wityetoe2213]

Thank you for your video.

[@wesleysandifer6157]

The language is kind of brilliant in a way. Sometimes here you say something and you get a "What?" response. This language gives your brain a chance to catch up by putting the verb last. People here miss the verb a lot, then when the details follow they get interested but have to ask what the verb was.

[@tadanoshumi]

Thank you for the tips :)

[@marasarahurbino6435]

Senseeei!! Thank you very much. As always, you've put in a lot of effort with how pleasant in the eyes your videos are. You're explanation is so easy to understand. I'm so excited to learn more from you. Thank you! You made learning Japanese so fun and easy.

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you!!!😆🌟 I am so glad to hear that! Keep going with Japanese learning journey!😉

[@CooldownCentral]

very helpful even as an N4 learner. very nice to hear native speakers explain things =)

[@stevejones8660]

Very informative! And love your Japanese spirit. I wish to learn more from your videos. Subscribed.

[@cuyofilms9437]

Just found your channel and it seems very useful. I don't know if you will upload more videos at some point but thank you in advance for the ones you have. I've got a lot of homework to do!

[@sweet_yellowstrawberry_moo9126]

I will try to learn the Japanese structure with this. Because English isn’t my main language but fourth one, I guess I have to pay more attention at the structure of the English phrase to then apply a structure at the Japanese one. Or, I can relate the structure of Japanese sentences with the other languages I speak and look at similarities. Thanks for the video! :D

[@albertorodriguez7024]

Thank you so much♡

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you for watching, too!😀

[@Theolife]

This was so extremely helpful. 11:25

[@odinsubs3368]

Very helpful thanx

[@harupakajapanese84]

Glad to hear that! :) Keep going!✨

[@azurechan]

This video is very good. I'm at the point in my learning where I'm trying to explore longer sentences with more information. I've been able to figure some things out, but I'm so glad I watched this because you gave a very good explanation of how modifying clauses work. And of course, no matter how much I study particles, each additional explanation I get is helpful. I think the closest thing to Japanese particles in the English language is prepositions. While they function in a similar manner, there are still differences between them, and those differences are hard for me to remember. :D

[@ongmingyuan]

I like her happy, cheerful smile!

[@gogboyi4983]

Really helped! Thanks

[@harupakajapanese84]

Glad it helped!😄

[@nipponmanfr]

very usefull, thank

[@SS4Xani]

Not even five minutes into this video and you already have a new subscriber in me. ^_^

[@InsomNia.__]

I've been struggling with sentence structure for a long, long time now but the way you explain it made it really easy for me to understand :D You probably explain stuff the best in my opinion!

[@harupakajapanese84]

Glad it helped!😆✨

[@Andwack]

Great video! I have been self studying for nearly 4 years and I still learnt a lot from this video! :) 　本当ありがとう！

[@harupakajapanese84]

Glad it was helpful!🙂

[@sdstreiker]

ありがとう先生

[@yunfengwu4412]

I love your English pronunciation, It's so clear~I'm going to look for other videos of sentence analysis. Hope I will get some~

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you!!!😀 Best of luck!✨

[@yunfengwu4412]

Glad to get your reply. May i have your advice? I'm trying to learn Japanese use anime but i don't understand each parts of the sentences that i meet there. I know a lot of people made various vedios about Japanese's grammar. I also tried to watch those vedio to find the Answer or hope i can get the answer finally. But it failed. I was wandering is there a place that they will explain every part of sentences in real Japanese material which is also interesting.

[@nnarcus]

This is exactly what I've been struggling with lately. I know lots of Japanese but it's hard for me to tie it all together. And the presentation style and design is very well made! Amazing video! 本当に　ありがとうございます！

[@ProfessionalSeaOfTeaSwimmer]

Showing how it works on a longer sentence was very useful, especially the I, who have been studying japanese (relative clause). I hadn't seen any examples that explained that so far. This was very useful, I've been learning japanese by myselft for a lot of months now, but i do struggle quite a lot with longer senteces. Thanks! I'm learning japanese and improving my non native english too!

[@neptune.9054]

ありがとう🎀

[@owntor1]

This is great! 😀

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you!!😄✨

[@OsakaJoe01]

Your video is surprisingly on the right track to explain what other teachers and textbooks DON'T explain to non-native learners of English; that Japanese and English have different language structures, and that Japanese sounds weird when being made to mirror English language structure. 😁😆🎉🥳😄👏🎊 Teachers tend to NEVER explain that describing elements always come before the subject or predicate. There are a couple of conflicting ideas though; you correctly tell us that descriptors come before the elements they describe, AND that the verb always comes at the end of a sentence. You then tell us that verb order doesn't matter in Japanese. Verb order DOES matter in Japanese, just not in the same way it does in English. (Verbs come at the end, and descriptors come before the elements they modify etc.) You give an excellent example of a descriptor 日本語を勉強している, and show us that it correctly comes before 私. However, there is a verb in this sentence, and it comes before 私 and not the end of the sentence. A verb in its dictionary form becomes a descriptor when it comes before a noun (usually a subject or object). Here, we see word order pretty much mattering. Regarding particles, you do the mistake other teachers and textbooks do and that is to describe the particles in terms of what they appear to be doing in English structures. は never marks the subject, only the topic. This is hard for English speakers because singing out something as a "topic," is, as you say, something that happens in Japanese and not English. Japanese has what is called topic + comment structure, that when mirrored in English, sounds weird. E.g. 私は日本語を勉強している。 As for me, (I) am studying Japanese. は marks the topic, "me", and omits the subject (I), which is usually marked by が. It would *appear* to mark the subject because "I am studying Japanese" is how we're told we're supposed to translate this sentence. We translate it this way to make it palpable to English speakers but that is not what is happening in the Japanese structure. Japanese structure is topic + comment structure, and the translation "I am studying Japanese" is hiding obscuring this fact. が always marks the grammatical subject. You repeat the mistake other teachers and textbooks make and tell us "it can also mark objects." が never marks objects, only subjects. It would *appear* go mark objects in English translations of Japanese sentences, but that's not what is happening in Japanese. 「私は猫が好き」 does NOT MEAN "I like cats," it means "As for me, cats are pleasing/likeable." The cats aren't the object being liked by "me," the cats are the subject, being pleasing or likeable to me. The word 好き isn't a verb, it's an adjective; this is why you add な to it when describing elements. (好きな料理, pleasing food/favorite food). There is no direct translation for 好き, and that's what makes it confusing to English speakers. So again, I really like that your are touching on the fact that English and Japanese have different structures, but don't reinforce the notion that there can be a 1 to 1 translation from Japanese to English because, even though it works in some cases, it's not always true. Good video, but I would encourage you look deeper into the differences between English and Japanese structure. May I recommend the book "Making Sense of Japanese" by Jay Rubin, and Cure Dolly's channel on learning Japanese. (Right here on KZbin) You explain things rather well, and I encourage you to make more videos clarifying Japanese for foreign learners. Keep up the good work! Like from me. 👍

[@SirSX3]

I'm sure she knows all this stuff and is just simplifying it for the beginners instead of being overly technical. If you want to recommend to the other learners, that's fine, but it's weird of you to try and lecture the teacher her own native language, just because you watched a few YT videos

[@Elevens2233]

I admire your constant smiling. Do you know a secret about japanese sentences we dont know? Thank you for your hard work and professional lessons.

[@Im-BAD-at-satire]

アメリカ人でいる私は母語じゃ英語に喋ってけど、勉強すると日本語研鑽するためになって My original sentence↑ Corrections which I used bunpo check to check my Japanese grammar↓ アメリカ人である私は母語じゃあり英語では喋ってるけど、このような動画は勉強すると日本語が研鑽するためになって

[@srk9321]

I got this really helpful. Domo Arigatou . Now my dreams can come true❤❤❤

[@harupakajapanese84]

I'm so glad!😊🌟 Go for it!!

[@nanamissimp8375]

not gonna lie I found it difficult to keep up with the understanding when i started coming across complicated sentences but I found your vid in the right time

[@annavicthdz966]

Hablo español y a veces veo este tipo de vídeos (el 90% del contenido sobre japonés que veo). ☠️ Es muy útil 🩷

[@catherinekalyn]

Very usefull! Thank you

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you for watching!😀

[@coolbrotherf127]

I know when I've been studying too much Japanese lately when the mixed up English words still sounded like a normal sentence lol. I didn't consciously recognize they were jumbled until she mentioned that they were.

[@aneelrokaya376]

iam new student must helpful video

[@moemlm]

Man i was studying japanese by myself on yt for a year now and it s the first time someone explained this to me, automotaic like and subsctibe

[@MB-gl2bl]

Thank you 🙏 this was so well done and helpful! I appreciate the sentence structure charts. After watching a 2nd time, I noticed it was easier to follow along to because you defined everything so clearly, with examples, without complicating anything. It’s been hard finding good instruction where there isn’t a ton of extra info introduced before I get the basics. Give me time to digest! 😅 Awesome work!

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you!!! I really appreciate your detailed feedback and it made my day!😀 Keep going!

[@maigematthews5620]

Awesome content! Please may you help me please? I want to practice my Japanese romaji sentence structure only. Do you know any workbooks, game apps, videos that only focuses on using romaji to build your sentence structure knowledge? For now, I just want to speak, converse, and read romaji romanized words. Thank you so much!

[@TheFirstChikara312]

The video is perfect. I've been looking for something like this for I can't tell you how long! Thank you so much!!

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you for watching!!! 😀 Glad it helped!

[@CaptainWumbo]

I think verb comes at the end will confuse most learners. Since of course most sentences have many verbs, and they can be nominalized such that they may be objects or subjects. I'm not sure verbs tending come at the end of a sentence is the bit that's tricky. It's more like, long descriptions come before what they describe that throws off the english mind, where in English it comes after. It's not the order we're used to processing information.

[@spudweg]

ありがとうご合います

[@ashmorris4067]

I pritty much understand the particles especially the main ones and I understand the sentence structure I can understand if I take my time and its not long but when it's long and I can't read it I struggle it just doesn't click like it's natural what can I do that can help

[@Cha4k]

Speaking in Japanese sometimes feels like that thing kids do in english, Where they describe something in great detail and then say ".....NOT"

[@pommpommpurinn]

YEAHH LMAOOO

[@Sleep1ng_Panda]

Thank youuu

[@Sleep1ng_Panda]

oop- im back 👍

[@mikado_m]

For some reason i can never remember grammar words and what they mean.. it often makes things a lot harder.. Like.. what *is* a subject? An adverb? A noun?? Its unfortunate..

[@scarlyt1017]

Just google search them when you see those topics.. and look for example sentences.but most are just basic ones its not too difficult, We can make our own meanings for it. Like Subject is the main part of the sentence Noun is the name, pronoun is used instead of nouns ( she, he, they) Adjectives are used to describe noun Verb is action word Adverb describes a verb

[@obsolete9734]

i understand its sov but how would i put adjectives and things like that into it, do i put it before or after the subject/object. And also how would i form more complex sentences, for example "my mother cleaned the kitchen and i helped"

[@ly_cheen8881]

Haha I thought of my sentence like this but I'm pretty sure it's still grammatically correct. 日本語を勉強しているから、毎日私は日本語のKZbinをみています。

[@harupakajapanese84]

The meaning is different, but your sentence is also correct! Well done!

[@sandyrothman2430]

Haruka-san no eigo no hatsuon wa totemo wakariyasui desu! Arigato gozaimashita.

[@gregarious1532]

Do you need the the no between Canadian hat?

[@JoaoPedro-wf6kc]

Konban wa sensei. Kono setsumei o domo arigato gozaimasu

[@Name_less_youtube]

Nice video. Only problem being no one (that I know of) has ever said “I who have been”. It’s perfectly valid but still sounds weird

[@harupakajapanese84]

I know, but I wanted to show you the exact transaction or the closest sentence so that you can fully understand how Japanese sentences works. Please note that Japanese and English are so different languages. I am trying my best to break them down for you!

[@GnaReffotsirk]

When she smiles, I have a doomed feeling she's saying ill never be able to learn japanese.

[@Sneed_formerly_chucks]

does it not get confusing hearing a description of something before knowing the thing that is being described though?

[@lilmajical1]

このビデオは素晴らしくて役に立ちます ありがとうございます😊 でも、このビデオはローマ字がなければ完璧だっただろいました。

[@dontetiktok1653]

Arigatou

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you for watching!😀

[@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat]

ＯＫ

[@unmemorablehero]

Wouldn’t you also be able to start the sentence with 毎日? Or am I just confusing myself?

[@otakuwriter1289]

You can! I've often seen it done that way, starting with the time like "every day" or "today." Japanese really is flexible

[@user-rx7pd1xv4k]

あれ？ wait.... Doesn't 歯医者 mean dentist? The salmon that the dentist caught?? このビデオはすごく役に立ちます。ありがとうございます

[@harupakajapanese84]

Exactly! 歯医者 means dentist, but also his name! 😉

[@cxllmegeo3557]

Wow I never knew “is” was a verb lol

[@nekoafterlyfe]

ありがとうございます先生！このが俺の問題に日本語を勉強しています！今、俺は日本語でちょっともっとぺらぺらだ！(も、俺はロシア人です) спасибо!

[@harupakajapanese84]

がんばってね🙂🌟

[@nekoafterlyfe]

@@harupakajapanese84 すごい！お前はとても早く返事をしました!

[@nekoafterlyfe]

I have a question. In "Nihongo wo benkyoushiteiru watashiwa" doesnt watashi wa go first?

[@UnderGeorge]

This is a bit of and old video and I'm not sure if you're still making videos, but would you be able to show examples of harder complex sentences. Let's say containing multiple ni, de, wa and passive? Many thanks

[@ilovepotatos]

❤☦🇯🇵

[@tgeh448]

Great video but I'm a bit worried about that guy who is a beaver 😅

[@GARfearfak]

canadian hat wearing and youtube video watching beavers may not allways be named frank. .. am i mistaken here or is the beaver the subject of the above sentence, despite not being at the beginning of the sentence?

[@gramsmith1366]

1,41 "My Mum the kitchen clean keeps". You will have a hard time understanding! Not if you're a Yoda fan!!!😁

[@ShaniMalikshorts]

I am facing huge problem in learning Japanese

[@friedrichd.3391]

geiles Video

[@sukmydikgoogle5666]

your so F ing cute and pretty

[@harupakajapanese84]

Thank you for watching the video!

[@sukmydikgoogle5666]

@@harupakajapanese84 señorita yo tambien hablo español meaning I also speak in spanish, but I am so determined to be speaking in 日本語 as my third language. And your videos are making it easier for me.

[@Tomathias]

cute teachers are annoyingly distracting. I had to watch this a few times

[@overworkedunderpaid6399]

私は日本語の宿題です。 日本語をしません。

[@Siberwar]

2:52 if these sentences are not conversational sentences, shouldn't it be better to teach the conversional one from the begin with? because it would give the student doubt the work learning this, fist he will learn the non-conversational, then "unlearn" it and re-learn the conversational sentences all over again. It's harder "unlearn" something that was wrong than learn it right from the begin. Unless of course you do it on purpose just to make it harder to learn Japanese and take as much time as possible from the student.

[@sophovot5079]

you have to learn to walk before you run

[@sophovot5079]

shes not even teaching you the sentences, shes just using literal translations of english sentences to show the differences in word order

[@DianaT-ph6iz]

not necessarily true in English: You can say "being a beaver, he...." so already your order in English is reversed.