Japanese Sentence Structure - Word Order Doesn't Matter? Really?

[@YukoSensei]

Try a mini-course (free): smilenihongo.com/minicoursefree　 Want to learn Japanese with me step-by-step? 📚 Join my Smile Nihongo Learning Pass to unlock access to all my courses and level up your Japanese! 👉 smilenihongo.com/learningpass

[@pigmemonkey]

I took classes when I was in college years ago but these grammatical intricacies never made sense to me. In these short videos that has completely changed. I can not thank you enough for these!

[@YukoSensei]

よかったです！I'm glad the lesson was helpful. 😊

[@TimeDiddy]

Btw guys she said im glad in the comment if u cant read it x

[@Tohka10-]

@pigmemonkey I feel the same way! I took classes for about a year, and a half in college and by no means were they not helpful, however the sentencing structure was always something I had difficulty with.

[@TimeDiddy]

Woahhh this was 9 months ago???? Yuko Sensei is still helping me to this day 😂

[@yellareddyputta9083]

7jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj

[@moonrise3251]

Wow! My mind is blown. Out of all the Japanese grammar instruction I have come across thus far, this is by far the best and most comprehensive. Seriously well done. I applaud your teaching abilities.

[@amir_tv1]

Same

[@johndelilo6038]

Whoever made the French captions / subtitles did a really good job ! Personally I don't need them, but those captions are just perfect.

[@PippaNiNi]

This really changed my whole view on how I learn Japanese! I was nervous because I thought that I had to put words in order just straight from the head. But, as you explained, the thing that makes the sentence correct (or sound correct) is the particles (which I'm pretty good at)! This was very clear, thank you so much!

[@killuazoldyck9929]

This is something I've recognized with watching animes and listening to songs. I realized that sometimes orders aren't as important in English so long as the correct particles are used.

[@CDJPV]

Right! That is what immersion is all about! Regards~

[@ShahadSFahad]

What I admire here is the color of the particles can fully make me understand and comprehend it easily and simply

[@ngangocly4201]

Your lessons are always clear & well explained! Thank you so much!

[@lizesursok3899]

Yes your right

[@themannhugo]

You taught your japanese lessons very well in English, Yoko先生👩‍🏫. ありがとうございました。😊❤️

[@gato-ol5pw]

This video is so informative and still easy to understand ! I didn't even notice 11 minutes had passed because I was so engaged. Thank you for sharing this with us for free :)

[@zombkiin]

I started learning japanese, I can read almost everything except for kanji. So knowing the structure is amazing, I am one step closer to reading japanese fully. Thank You!

[@zeymort3926]

I've read Genki I several times, and I'm halfway through Genki 2, and only after watching this video do I understand that particles are attached to the end of the word they mark as opposed to joining two words together. All this time I thought the particle used in any given situation was dependent on which word was before AND after it. Showing the particles in boxes the way you did, and then moving the boxes in different orders, made me finally understand. I like to study computer programming languages and Japanese has a certain logic to it that I appreciate. Thank you!

[@CDJPV]

Hi, Zaymort. I like your comment!

[@mysryuza]

Somehow you explained grammar far better than my own English teachers in the US and other sites I've read about this topic.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

What I was missing - and what was implied in the subject of the video - is that in practise there *are* conventions that dictate the sentence order: would it not be quite unusual to *actually* see the logical marker somewhere near the end? The direct object marker at the beginning followed by location or temporal particles? Meaning, just because you *can* doesn't mean you *would*, correct? Unless it's "poetic license" which is where I find Japanese is almost similar to Latin: in that noun declinations allow for some wild ordering in sentences because Ovid or Juvenile wanted to show off. But it doesn't mean that in the speeches or books of Cicero or Caesar much more "proper conventions" weren't followed.

[@kdjec16]

Yuko Sensei, from the bottom of my heart, Thank you!

[@ENHAxBTS]

This helped me so so so much thank you 😊 and Japanese seems much easier because my main worry was the sentence structure but knowing this I feel much better

[@xoshuichi9708]

how good are u at japanese now

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

This video makes me a lot more confident about my japanese learning. It is such a relief to know predikat blocks order does not really matter from a grammatical point if view. Thank you!

[@reykhault4072]

I had this question in my mind for some weeks now and couldn't find a proper answer to it, until KZbin showed this video on my feed and accidentally I fonud a very nice answer to my itching question! Thank you 先生!

[@TheCompilationguy2002]

This is literally the one problem I couldn’t get passed and thanks to you, i can finally get passed it and learn lots more of japanese😊😊😊ありがとございます！！！

[@megumin-cwh]

So glad that I found you. You are really good. ありがとうございます☺

[@YukoSensei]

Chorwaiさん、ありがとうございます for watching and for the positive feedback. I appreciate it. (^^)

[@eduardoindigo1500]

This is amazing, maybe that's why you called it Smile Nihongo, now I have a smile on my face, it was by far the best explanation I've ever had

[@christianwilliams6847]

This is literally the best description with the best concise visuals I’ve ever seen! Perfect!

[@stefficastandillo1469]

Domo arigatou gozaimasu sensei your videos really help me to learn nihongo.

[@EvangeliumDiSilenti]

This was helpful! In studying Japanese I am also re-studying English unintentionally because I have to ask myself how I know how to read and write, then transfer that over to a new language. Lol. Thank you for the video!

[@UzumakiHarutoJP]

Well, in English you can still move the words around quite a bit too, it just might sound weird or maybe medieval but almost always perfectly understandable. At 6:00 I eat fish at home ✅ At home, I eat fish at 6:00 ✅ You can also make the "I eat fish" part "fish, I eat (at home/at 6:00)" though it's mainly done that way when you're listing things. "Fish, I eat at 6:00. Tea, I drink at 7:30." The part where it would sound weird is "Bed, I go to at 8:00" probably because you're not directly doing something to the bed when you "go to" it. At that part I would say "At 8:00, I go to bed" or "I go to bed at 8:00". Even "To bed I go at 8:00" is grammatically correct, just sounds medieval and archaic. And all these sentences are made without even sounding weird. Similarly, as long as the correct "particles" are attached to English sentences, you can move the words around quite a bit too, but maybe not quite as much as in Japanese. But still, more than people seem to know... I think people are being taught only one way to create English sentences, when in reality there are many word orders that can be used depending on the feel you want, or what information you want to get out first or save for last. But it's also just as interesting that in when learning Japanese we are taught only one correct order as well (or at least I was). For that, I appreciate the video. Thanks!

[@issieglore2447]

Bruhhhhh. I thought so.

[@issieglore2447]

Btw, are you a japanese? I assumed based on your name

[@UzumakiHarutoJP]

@@issieglore2447no, I'm not japanese, but I'm living in Japan right now

[@majutsushisliceoflife]

Thank you so much for this! Knowing this makes grammar seem a lot less intimidating.

[@dnl275]

Thank you for making it easy to comprehend, never knew you can move words around in a sentence

[@taijennex6829]

you just made learning Japanese easier to learn, as always every time I try to learn a language I end up giving up on it cos I seem to get stuck on sentence structure when making my own sentences or grammar and particles , I find some languages as beautiful as they are too confusing and difficult to master , this one is the best for me in the case I don't have to worry so much on making a sentence as long as the particles are in the right place , and you are the only I found who explained that , the only part I am still struggling with is Hiragana and Katakana and Kanji cos I am beginner level , still trying to memorize the alphabet , but I also want to start speaking a bit too at same time so this is helpful , thank you for this video , looking forward hopefully to many more videos on learning Japanese .

[@slerched]

I've been studying Japanese off and on for 20 years. Other than a half semester noncredit curse, it's been all lone wolf learning. I find what you explain in your videos and courses are what I need NOW that I can understand the language more. Learning the rules and reasons for why the language pieces for together the way it does is deepening my understanding and I greatly appreciate it, even though much of the content I already know. Thank you!

[@zakkxx1]

Being french I am really impressed with the french captions. Considering the lesson, everything is very well thought out and clear. Plus Yuko sensei english is amazing which is another mark of excellence. Well done!

[@ShiroishiOfficial]

Thx for the lesson since I've been learning jappanese by my own at the age of 15. Keep it up👍

[@winesoup6907]

I learned a bit Japanese in high school many years ago...and just recently started duolingo to refresh some of it (two months now)...thank you for your video! I've always knew/thought that the word order could've been flexible and the predicate is at the end...but the particle and the word pairing now really makes sense! Kinda like...I wouldn't just change the 'with, at, in' particles in English...now I just have think the same in Japanese...thanks again Yuko Sensei!

[@sreyleapsok9110]

Amazing teacher ! I really like your teaching.

[@evanc5676]

Easily the most useful and informative lessons on KZbin. Thank you.

[@kanjitime]

Thank you sensei for this short but clear explanation on constructing sentences in japanese. 😀

[@danjf1]

Wonderful explanation of particles!

[@BillieJolene1]

OMG! You ROCK! Seriously, this is the best one about particals so far. And it was so simple! Thank you! You genuinely saved me SO MUCH TIME! You're AWESOME! A+

[@YukoSensei]

BillieJolene1-san, Arigatoo gozaimasu. Thank you so much for such positive feedback. I'm so glad that the lesson was helpful for you! (^^)

[@r.viswanathan2188]

Yuko sensei, you make the Japanese language so easy with your explanation and examples. I thoroughly enjoy your lessons. Thank you so much.

[@klnskljafdskl]

This video helped me more than 3 weeks of Japanese classes.

[@profmiss]

How engaging! I loved learning about how to make a negative. Interesting!

[@jkseraphim4]

I took a 3 week class at my school and I had trouble how to arrange the sentence. This really gave me some clarity. Arigato sensei!

[@chris_day_]

Absolutely brilliant, never would I have thought of this rule until now. I've always been wary of my word order ever since I tapped Into learning Japanese, this had finally expanded my knowledge of the language by a huge margin. Always appreciate the work

[@onyxchidorii4540]

I've watched million videos and dont beg it. 1 minute in and I already get it all you're a life saver tysm

[@rainemccandless8160]

Thank you for the slow and informative video. It was excellent in unpacking everything and help me orientate myself to the sentence structure

[@keystoneeducationforburmes5882]

Your explanation is very clear, Sensei. I can't thank you enough for your excellent teaching. Thank you.

[@ziroAU]

ive been learning japanese for a couple months now, and this video flipped my understanding of the structure on its head (in a good way!) Thank you so much for this!

[@veenasachdev1587]

Superb .. ..... point to point explanation... very easy to understand us...thank you very much for this excellent style of teaching...

[@moguuuwu7843]

That one of the best explanations I’ve gotten so far!!

[@winddrunker]

This lesson was very good. No other teachers explained this. It made me clear a lot

[@ze_chooch]

You’re an amazing teacher.

[@alfredom6351]

you are a great teacher!! I am in a japanese 101 class using the genki textbook and watch your videos to acquire more insight about the language. ありがとうございます。😊

[@origins08]

I must say you are the best teacher I ever come across!! I truly understood the Japanese language structure now! Keep up the good work sensei!!!

[@VitalijKaramakov]

Particles in japanese work just like declensions in slavic and finnic languages.... You can place any word anywhere in the sentence as long as u use the corrrect particle/case and it still makes sense....

[@dupeken]

Oh shit, you're right

[@tenhoandersson]

So that's why learning Japanese feels so logical to me. Well compared to what I was led to believe that is

[@lolo_o4309]

Japanese is less flexible as the verb can not change it's place

[@VitalijKaramakov]

@@lolo_o4309 yes, verbs normally have these exceptions and extra rules haha

[@lolo_o4309]

@@VitalijKaramakov Just wanted to point that out, as that is not the case in every language and you wrote "any word" but nvm haha

[@Zinferbuddy]

This channel is phenomenal. You are so good

[@ArpitaDas-jz7nv]

I am Bengali..and the sentence structure of Japanese is almost same as Bengali!! I am so happy..arigato sensei!!

[@kb1sm_]

This was very helpful and helped me understand the "Wa" and "O" particles. I recommend this video or anyone who really needs to understand the use of particles and sentence structure!! ありがとうございます :)

[@elementofone439]

Thank you so much for this video, this has helped me a lot!!

[@felizardoarnuco829]

Wow now I have an Idea how to write Japanese and I want to learn more. Thanks to you my friend.

[@wajebd8377]

I have just started learning Japanese and I'm still at the very beginning, but somehow i find this to be very clear to me and very understandable too, probably because of the similarity between this and how we can change the places of words in Arabic sentences and still mean the same!! thank you very much

[@YukoSensei]

Wajeb-san, I didn't know that in Arabic also you can change the location of words without changing its meaning. Interesting to learn that our languages have some similarity!

[@zienamohamed1197]

yes we sometimes could although it is still a little bit weird to change the order (as you aren't used to it ) but the meaning is the same at usual

[@popcornale6393]

it is because she is a great teacher

[@ShiyarokuBasil]

Yeah, its the same in German. As long as the verb is on the 2. position in a main clause, you can change the order of the phrases. While "Ich esse Fisch." sounds more natural then "Fisch esse ich.", if you add articles in German "Den Fisch esse ich." or "Diesen Fischen esse ich." it sounds perfectly alright. So our articles are kinda like the japanese particles in this case.

[@strawberrymilksamurai]

The grammar of sentence structure of Japanese is very similar to that of my native language, Bengali. For example, "I eat fish" would be translated into Bengali as "ami machh khai", which follows the same subject-object-verb progression of the Japanese translation [ami = I, machh = fish, khai = ( I/we ) eat.], and if the word order is changed, it still makes sense ("machh khai ami" or "ami khai machh" also mean "I eat fish", although this progression is not used much.) In my Japanese class, we typically learn the language via English, but I find it much easier to translate an English sentence into Bengali first and then translate it into Japanese. The similarity between our languages have made it much easier for me to learn it than it probably would have been had I only spoken English, and I'm very grateful for that. Also, I've recently discovered and subscribed to your channel. You're a wonderful teacher and everything you teach is detailed and easy to understand.

[@hirosatoshi5850]

今,日本語を ベんきょうしています。 This was helpful since my Sensei didn't explain it well like you did.. どうも ありがとう ございます。

[@dcchan9828]

high-quality class for new beginners. Amazing, thanks! Please keep on!

[@thetreaccount4830]

So easy to learn with your videos !! ありがとうございまあす先生！！！

[@EvGamerBETA]

Makes sense. Russian does that with the cases too. Though the verb also can be wherever

[@MichaelMiller-qm1nl]

A fantastic teacher .👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰Thank you so much Yuko !

[@yoma1852]

So glad I watched this video. I didn't know that word order doesn't matter much.

[@SamHasPlans]

Super lesson! I love this! This is very eye opening for me! :D Thank you!

[@manish5058]

Superb, need more like this... With lots of examples

[@rkn4916]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you 😊

[@wendili8234]

You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much!

[@anonymous12726]

This was very helpful, and simple. Thank you.

[@koyuki6113]

thank you, this cleared up a lot of confusion.

[@jianjungou8965]

Thank you! It’s a great teaching of Japanese!

[@montanggol9986]

Watashiwa sakanao tabemasu ..I eats fish .. Watashio sakanawa tabemasu ..Fish eats me (Negative)Watashiwa sakanao tabemasen..I don't eats fish You're a great sensei ..love this channel 🇯🇵🇵🇭 Japan Philippines

[@Mewgu_studio]

Thanks for this video, it's very clear and useful.

[@theodorepilgrim1811]

Kon'nichiwa doomo arigatoo gozaimasu-thank you very much Usenati-sister maduwi ah-leh-tza ma-bu-wi majuwi neh-tar neter mulomo wa ngu 👑🙇🏾‍♂️

[@joshuayarbrough148]

keep them coming please, very helpful

[@randomperson5579]

I did Japanese in Highschool (year 7-10(Im from Australia so highschool is 7-12)), I must of missed this, or we never got to this point, finally now sentence structure actually makes a lot more sense to me.

[@Florrix3]

ありがとうございます！ This made sentence structure more understandable! :D

[@DannyMexen9]

You are an amazing teacher. Thank you so much for your videos.

[@swift150_67]

Awesome 👌🏼 i am from India, my language is Kannada, even we have same sentence structure 👍🏼👍🏼 and all Indian languages are like this only. Thank you.❤ありがとございます🙏

[@SanjaySharma-sc5oy]

This video really helped me alot. I love the way you teach. I understood it clearly. ありがとう、先生。❤️

[@ttsnowy7101]

You make it clearly to understand ❤️

[@andmo2020]

What a beautiful language, greetings from Colombia

[@davidbagley1783]

The illustration is very good

[@theblackdragon7321]

4:53 Also I is a pronoun which is representing the person in the sentence as well.. so you could replace I with your name or another person, or could even use "we" thats how we also know that the fish is the one being consumed/eaten. I hope this also helps to understand in English how you know that the fish is the object being eaten.

[@sanekoshinko8117]

Never seen it talk like this, ありがとうございます!

[@verlynvillarin1099]

Omy!!! Your explanation is very clear.. This is very good 😊 soi lobe your content and the way you teach i subscribed

[@PamelaProPeace]

Thank you for this. I loved it 💕 Your graphics are superb - so clear and well thought out. It really helped me to understand the grammar points you were making. For the first time I understand about markers.👍 I have now enrolled for the mini-course and so - thank you in advance for that too. 🤗

[@savedbygrace6090]

Thankyou senseiii...you're the best teacher on KZbin❤💖

[@YukoSensei]

Sri-san, that's such a sweet comment. Arigatoo gozaimasu. (^^)

[@savedbygrace6090]

@@YukoSensei welcome my sensei💖

[@heymikan4794]

In my opinion the word order in every language is the most lethal part, referencing in this video I tried to refer to Filipino language as well. Differences: English: noun is mostly at the beginning Japanese: object and noun can exchange their position on the beginning Filipino: starting a sentence with a verb is the key to sound natural

[@Idk90901]

Thank you, this video was so helpful!!

[@solsticeturtle8396]

Bruh this video helped me so much, the app I use to learn Japanese dose a good job of telling you all the words but not explaining what everything means.

[@marukomax8688]

Very clear and good explanation

[@Alien-yk1rn]

ありがとうございます、 先生

[@johnelkvillarin8754]

Im a self taught learner i still have a long way but this video is very very helpful arigato ikimasu.

[@dreambloom4]

This helped me a lot thank you! Now I understand what a direct object means as well lol I didn’t know in school but you explained it really well.

[@shapetime1674]

the best explanation ever

[@JMKyle-oi4dn]

Yuko 先生、 you're amazing explaining. どうもありがとうございます🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@michelvandepol1485]

This is the correct way to teach a language! well done