The Complete JLPT N5 Grammar Video(Game) Textbook

[@GameGengo]

Correction: In the お/ご honorific prefix section, some captions incorrectly show kunyomi/onyomi explanations. It should be お for kunyomi and ご for onyomi, sorry about that!

[@deadjunior9608]

@Claudia Furlan from 1:23:28

[@cffex3858]

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[@GlowyTheGamer]

Also another thing to mention, you mentioned and said 深める as ふくめる、「ふかめる」です

[@TheLanguageSponge]

@@GlowyTheGamer Thanks for bringing this up. I was just looking up 深める and got a bit confused :)

[@mordraug6662]

I think it should have been also mentioned that the です part with adjectives is there just for formality. Because 大きい, 太い and all the examples given already have a copular "to be" function in them on default - 大きい already means "is big", NOT JUST "big". That is why you cannot use だ with them, because い already expresses it. です is solely used for putting it into formal language form to differentiate it from the casual one, having only 大きい.

[@Oluftt]

The internet is the best thing ever happen in this world, imagine having this level of content quality for free. thanks man.

[@opdhaka]

Seriously... He is doing a great job... By d way.. I also teach Japanese at my channel. I hope my lessons can help u though they're not so good like this😅.. U can still check it out if u want😉

[@LachsLauch]

Not free, interrupted by advertisement and data collected by google. On a decentralized video platform I would agree...

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@@LachsLauch Here’s a tip. Find a cheap or free VPN (you can find some VPN extensions for Chrome and Firefox) and change your region to JP. Then, change your location on youtube to Japanese. By doing this, you’ll only get ads from Japan. I’ve been doing it for a couple years now; helps keep your immersion environment consistent. Your data is still being collected, but at least you can still learn while it’s happening, lol. Good luck!

[@jackster10101]

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[@danielprince2548]

@@ノリオクちゃんthere’s no free Japanese VPn

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're going to be huge.

[@l3g10nw]

hey it's tokiniki! i watch your genki lessons! :D greetings

[@GameGengo]

Thanks man

[@pepesantacreu1292]

How would you say you're going to be huge in japanese?

[@BecauseYNotYT]

Ando-San! (jk) It makes me super happy to see my 2 favorite Japanese teachers supporting each other 💙 learning Japanese is so much fun thanks to you two, thanks for what you do from the bottom of my heart.

[@ToKiniAndy]

@@pepesantacreu1292 "日本語が上手ですね。"

[@homiesmol935]

personal timestamps 00:56 - ちゃいけない・must not do (spoken Japanese) 02:20 - じゃいけない must not do (spoken Japanese) 03:25 - じゃだめ - must not do (spoken Japanese) 19:43 - ほうがいい - had better; it'd be better to; should~ 22:23 - い-adjectives - i-adjectives 33:42 - けれども - but; however; although~ 35:29 - Noun + くらい/ぐらい - at least, at the very least 37:01 - まだ～ていません - have not yet~ 39:10 - 前に（まえに）- before; in front of~ 43:39 - もう - again; another 44:54 - もう - anymore; (no) longer 51:49 - ないで - don't do 53:53 - ないといけない - must do; have an obligation to do 55:22 - なくてはいけない - must do; need to do 56:52 - なくてはならない - must do; need to do 57:53 - なくちゃ - must do; need to; gotta do 58:43 - なくてもいい - don't have to 01:02:12 - のです - to explain something; show emphasis 01:04:35 - んです - to explain something; show emphasis 01:09:11 - に - to (indicates direction / destination) 01:09:35 - に/へ - to (indicates direction / destination) 01:13:33 - にする - to decide on 01:15:52 - の - verb nomalizer 01:30:04 - をください - please give me~ 01:41:18 - たり～たり - do such things as A and B 01:42:57 - たり - do such things as A 01:43:45 - てある - is/has been done (resulting state) 01:45:19 - ている - ongoing action or current state 01:48:54 - てはいけない - must not; may not; cannot 01:50:01 - てもいい　・ていい - is okay, is alright to, can, may 01:53:52 - と - as 01:57:29 - つもり - plan to ~; intend to ~ 02:05:44 - より～ほうが - [A] is more than [B]

[@m1lkbiscuit]

You’re just as much a hero as Gengo himself

[@三笠-j1b]

Why did you miss some parts?

[@TheLanguageSponge]

@@三笠-j1b They said they were 'personal' timestamps. I'm guessing they skipped the timestamps for the grammar points they don't need to go back to.

[@三笠-j1b]

@@TheLanguageSponge I see

[@jm2389]

GOAT 🎉

[@matthewhayes7671]

I cannot believe this exists. THANK YOU!

[@GameGengo]

Thank YOU for enjoying it!! Everyone support is what keeps me going and finding ways to keep improving the content for everyone! So thank you! :)

[@libEluLLah]

also for *FREE*

[@grant5864]

The amount of work put into this video is actually insane. Editing, finding the examples, etc. must have taken so much time. Thank you.

[@vroomfondel3693]

This is absolutely insane levels of effort, even by your standards! I can't believe you were able to find each and every one of these, much less do it in only a couple of weeks! Absolute madlad!

[@GameGengo]

Hahaha late reply but yes, it certainly is a lot of work hahah thanks for all your support Vroom

[@MRAS]

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[@RockChampEnglish]

@@GameGengo You're my favorite English speaking Japanese 先生！　coz you explain it in English in an eloquent way... が。。。面白い方、わかりました！

[@GameGengo]

明けましておめでとうございます！！ For all those who were wanting more grammar videos, here is over 100 in 1!! Merry Xmas! ;) Thank you for all your support throughout 2020 and here is to an amazing 2021! I hope you're all staying safe over this end-of-year period and continue to enjoy learning Japanese in 2021 as well!

[@niks5643]

Looks like Christmas came early. 356 days early.

[@Wazzup25]

Wow, thanks for the video!

[@caldween1124]

Thank you for the video but there are Ads every 5 MINUTES aaarrrggghhh I'm dying it is so anoying...

[@GameGengo]

@@caldween1124 Hey sorry about that, I just let KZbin decide what was best, I don't know how often ads show up haha but I'm glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@caldween1124]

@@GameGengo You are most welcome! And now the Ads are much more spaced... I don't even want to know why :D I prefer to focus on this brilliant video!

[@Legendaryfiremedia]

I'm 45 years old and since 17 years old I've been on and off with Japanese falling in and out of love with it. Not for the sake of anime, games, food or any of that specifically but to open a door to an entire culture and better connect with more people in the world and a way that I would otherwise not be able to. Thank you kindly for taking the time to put together this video and others. I know it's time-consuming so I hope my subscription and like contributes well.

[@nathanielscreativecollecti6392]

This man's a mad lad. To be honest, this is way too fast to learn all the grammar but using this as a review for everything is a brilliant use of time. Might watch it several times.

[@GameGengo]

Haha thanks so much! Currently working on doing the same for N3 just a bit more detailed! I hope it helps you enjoy learning Japanese more! :D

[@Guestz0r]

@@GameGengo any timeline on the N3 perhaps? this is an epic resource 🙇‍♂️thank you for your work, you're amazing 💪

[@ForgedinPrint]

I like to use this as a way to find words I would like to focus on (for example, なくてもいい I would very much like to learn. I have friends in japan, and I would like to convey a lot of things aren't necessary.). Yeah, it's a bit much, but if I can find individual words, and then do more research on it, allows me to learn a lot more from that.

[@seamew2108]

There's also an Anki Deck in the description, and it's a work of art! All the phrases with images, voiceover, grammarpoints, even furigana that shows on hover-over. Basically this video, but interactive.

[@sneakydoodle]

Bruh if I had found a series like this back in 2005 I'd be at N1 level already, self study is made more efficient by videos like this

[@sneakydoodle]

Came back to write a cheatsheet of these since I'm gonna be at an event. A lot of these points are well explained but it's also very important to be exposed to the language being used naturally as well as try to use it every day.

[@Catwithsunglasses_]

@@sneakydoodle where are you now in your Japanese studies? Have you passed the N1 yet? Just curious...

[@YuuSen]

Coped from YT Desc. for Mobile Users: Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:56 - ちゃいけない・must not do (spoken Japanese) 02:20 - じゃいけない must not do (spoken Japanese) 03:25 - じゃだめ - must not do (spoken Japanese) 04:16 - です - to be (am, is, are, were, used to) 05:36 - だ- to be (am, is, are, were, used to) 06:46 - だから - because 07:42 - だけ - only; just; as much as~ 08:42 - でしょう - I think; it seems; probably; right? 09:46 - だろう - I think; it seems; probably; right? 10:36 - で (de) - 1: at, in 11:33 - で (de) - 2: with, by 12:06 - でも - but; however; though~ 13:02 - どんな - what kind of; what sort of 13:37 - どうして - why; for what reason; how 14:14 - どうやって - how; in what way; by what means​ 14:53 - が (ga) - 1: subject marker 16:20 - が - but, however 17:18 - があります - there is; is (non-living things) 18:23 - がいます - there is; to be; is (living things) 18:58 - がほしい - to want something 19:43 - ほうがいい - had better; it'd be better to; should~ 20:53 - い-adjectives - i-adjectives 22:47 - 一番（いちばん）- the most; the best 23:56 - 一緒に（いっしょに）- together 24:49 - いつも - always; usually; habitually 25:43 - ではない - to not be (am not; is not; are not) 27:10 - じゃない - to not be (am not; is not; are not) 28:04 - か - question particle 28:45 - か～か - or 29:54 - から - from 31:09 - 方（かた）- the way of doing something; how to do 32:40 - けど - but; however; although~ 33:42 - けれども - but; however; although~ 34:40 - Noun + くらい/ぐらい- about, approximately 35:29 - Noun + くらい/ぐらい - at least, at the very least 35:56 - まだ - still; not yet 37:01 - まだ～ていません - have not yet~ 37:55 - まで - until; as far as; to (an extent); even~ 39:10 - 前に（まえに）- before; in front of~ 40:02 - ませんか - would you; do you want to; shall we~ 41:03 - ましょう - let's ~; shall we ~ 41:37 - ましょうか - shall I ~; used to offer help to the listener 42:17 - も - too; also; as well 43:39 - もう - again; another 44:54 - もう - anymore; (no) longer 45:20 - な-adjectives - na-adjectives 48:10 - な - don’t do 49:05 - なあ - sentence ending particle; confirmation; admiration, etc 50:44 - ないで - without doing~ ; To do [B] without doing [A] 51:49 - ないで - don't do 52:38 - ないでください - please don't do 53:53 - ないといけない - must do; have an obligation to do 55:22 - なくてはいけない - must do; need to do 56:52 - なくてはならない - must do; need to do 57:53 - なくちゃ - must do; need to; gotta do 58:43 - なくてもいい - don't have to 59:59 - なる - to become 01:02:12 - のです - to explain something; show emphasis 01:04:35 - んです - to explain something; show emphasis 01:05:26 - ね - isn't it? right? eh? 01:06:40 - に - destination particle; in; at; on; to 01:08:43 - に - at (time/place) 01:09:11 - に - to (indicates direction / destination) 01:09:35 - に/へ - to (indicates direction / destination) 01:10:46 - にいく - go to do (verb) 01:11:29 - にいく - go to do (noun) 01:13:33 - にする - to decide on 01:14:57 - の - possessive particle 01:15:52 - の - verb nomalizer 01:17:28 - のが下手（のがへた）- to be bad at doing something 01:18:29 - のが上手（のがじょうず）- to be good at 01:19:39 - のが好き（のがすき）- to like doing something 01:20:43 - ので - because of; given that; since 01:22:28 - お - polite marker; honorific prefix particle 01:25:01 - ご - polite marker; honorific prefix particle 01:28:52 - を - object marker particle 01:30:04 - をください - please give me~ 01:31:09 - しかし - but; however~ 01:32:51 - それから - and; and then; after that; since then 01:34:09 - そして - and; and then; thus; and now~ 01:35:37 - すぎる - too much 01:37:47 - たことがある - to have done something before 01:39:06 - たことがない - to have never done something before 01:40:11 - たい - want to do something 01:41:18 - たり～たり - do such things as A and B 01:42:57 - たり - do such things as A 01:43:45 - てある - is/has been done (resulting state) 01:45:19 - ている - ongoing action or current state 01:46:29 - てから - after doing~ 01:47:44 - てください - please do 01:48:54 - てはいけない - must not; may not; cannot 01:50:01 - てもいい　・ていい - is okay, is alright to, can, may 01:51:57 - と - and; 01:53:11 - と - with 01:53:52 - と - as 01:54:32 - とき - when; at this time 01:56:12 - とても - very; awfully; exceedingly​ 01:57:29 - つもり - plan to ~; intend to ~ 01:58:59 - は - topic marker 02:00:54 - は〜より・・・です - [A] is more ~ than [B] 02:02:00 - はどうですか - how about; how is 02:02:50 - や - and; or; connecting particle 02:04:46 - よ - you know; emphasis (ending particle) 02:05:44 - より～ほうが - [A] is more than [B] 02:07:35 - Outro

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[@GameGengo]

Thank you so much! Ill do the best I can to keep growing the channel and help everyone have fun learning Japanese! :D

[@aminakhan703]

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[@jaif7327]

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[@Miechiskege]

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[@privatelaughter4654]

I thought my grasp on N5 grammar would be quite solid after several years of learning but there were 2 - 3 grammar points even I needed to freshen up on. This was a fun way of doing that! Thanks for the hard work, can't imagine how long the editing took.

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[@TragicGFuel]

How's it now?

[@DodderingOldMan]

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[@zephyrias]

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[@tuchthamsungkameka448]

This kind of video deserves the biggest praise ever. Thank god for letting me discover this.

[@GameGengo]

Haha thank you so much! Im so glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@gunthernunes486]

My Brother, I can't express in words how grateful I am for your content, I'm a brazilian guy, japanese student, I'm going to exchange in Japan in April 2025. You just merged my learning with something I love, which is JRPGs.

[@lightfeather7948]

Personal timestamps for whatever that is. 00:56 - ちゃいけない・must not do (spoken Japanese) 02:20 - じゃいけない must not do (spoken Japanese) 03:25 - じゃだめ - must not do (spoken Japanese) 53:53 - ないといけない - must do; have an obligation to do 55:22 - なくてはいけない 　・なくちゃいけない - must do; need to do 56:52 - なくてはならない - must do; need to do 57:53 - なくちゃ - must do; need to; gotta do 58:43 - なくてもいい - don't have to 01:37:47 - たことがある - to have done something before 01:39:06 - たことがない - to have never done something before 01:48:54 - てはいけない - must not; may not; cannot 01:50:01 - てもいい　・ていい - is okay, is alright to, can, may

[@mak_707]

I love the potency of JRPGs in this video. Makes me feel cozy.

[@TimoKanal]

This is... INCREDIBLE!! This might be the best Japanese learning content I've ever come across, and I'll watch all the content you've made!!

[@M4ID4]

Personal timestamps: 7:11 - だから becuase 8:02 だけ only 9:00 でしよう it seems 10:00 だろう 13:51 どうして why 16:26 が meaning 2: but

[@SkullcandyEdit]

Holy fucking shit, I'm an Editor so I know how much fucking work and time went into this video. I'm almost getting a panic attack by just thinking about how much absurd work is in this. This video is worth thousands of dollars & I think many people don't even realize it. We got: ALL of N5-grammar OVER 100 examples MORE than 60 DIFFERENT videogames as a reference ALL with footage of them being used in context EVERY single part is nicely presented WITH a translation/meaning AND the written out sentence ALSO color-coded/highlighted that part of the sentence AND ON TOP OF IT ALL is he actually takes his time and explains EVERY SINGLE FREAKING THING This must've been such an absurd mountain of work, and I just only mentioned the EDITING work, you also have to actually think about each grammar point, find a good and fitting example of it in a video-game, then ALSO grab that footage in a decent quality from SOMEWHERE and actually manage to pull through recording/writing it all up. These are the educational videos we need, but don't deserve. EDIT: NVM THE DUDE ACTUALLY EVEN WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO TIMESTAMP EVERY SINGLE FREAKING THING PROPERLY AND PROVIDE AN ANKI DECK ALSDOKASOJIDFJJFIESJFUESHFDOFU(WKJFKDFJWEJFSIFJOSIEFDFJKDSFSDKFJSDfsifiefjsjeoifsoofj

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

It's enough to have a general understanding of the grammar as a (not) English native, I don't know the name of any grammar point in English. But can use it fairly proficiently just by having a general idea and listening for examples for hours. Unless is for a test it really doesn't matter. For me I'm not doing it to get a grade but to understand the grammar more intuitively. 🗿

[@coltynstone-lamontagne]

​@gilfhound69I don't think you watched the same video or only watched part of it...

[@coltynstone-lamontagne]

@gilfhound69 what logic? He explains what it means, how it is perceived, other similar grammars, formality levels, common confusions...

[@midoriiiii34]

Your usage of incessant swearing is cringe and immature.

[@coltynstone-lamontagne]

@chromium7745 the fact that you place value on the frequency of one's swear use is fucking lame. Focus on what they have to say instead of caring about their choice of phrase intensifiers.

[@tariqwilliams5493]

I knew what conjunctions were but i didn't realize what the teacher was talkinhg about. You taught me in a few minutes what my teachers couldn't teach me in years. Thank you.

[@TStodd]

My son woke me up at 6am, what a pleasant surprise to wake up to 😄❤

[@GameGengo]

Yaaaay hehe sorry to hear you woke up so early, but I'm glad I could help make it a bit better! ^_^

[@annaszabo8808]

I don't even game but this has just blown me away. Wow.

[@GamingNuke]

Honestly baffled by the amount of efforts put into this. I will remember this throughout my language learning journey. Thanks mate!

[@myosotiskills]

This is amazing! I actually hit sort of a slump in my japanese self-studies and this totally got me back in the groove, watching and taking notes is helping so much

[@Cunningstunts23]

This has to be the best Japanese immersion channel out there, I’m convinced

[@ngmingchenedwin]

These videos are game-changing! The way you use gaming examples to explain Japanese grammar and vocabulary makes learning for the JLPT so much more engaging and memorable. Your breakdowns of complex grammar points using scenarios from popular games not only help solidify the concepts but also make the learning process fun. I appreciate the effort you put into making these videos comprehensive yet accessible. I'm sharing your channel with all my friends who are learning Japanese. Please keep up the fantastic work!

[@CuteLih]

I thank God for the day I decided to learn english! Thanks to that I have access to videos like this that make my japanese learning journey much easier than it would be if I was limited to my mother language. Thank you so much for your hard work!!

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Regardless of how big you get on KZbin - you're changing people's lives here. There are too few men like you in this world, thank you so much for the work you put in.

[@AZNsensation24]

This is an awesome video! I know something like this takes an immense amount of work and would love to see one for each N level eventually in the future if that is something you plan to do. Learning with video games is fun! Thank you

[@GameGengo]

Thank you so much for checking out the video and enjoying it! I really believe that having fun is the most important thing when learning languages and what is more fun than video games? :D I will keep doing my best until all the JLPT and beyond is covered!

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[@squidoodley8856]

This video is amazing. Not inly does it help you to remember the points by giving examples from interesting situations, but it also keeps explanations short yet perfectly concise. Thank you so much for this; it helped me tremendously.

[@mi-00000]

Yo. I actually hate trying to learn Japanese from KZbin… But just 7 minutes in to this video I already feel the information actually GET STUCK to my brain! You explain so good both with speech, text and visuals! Amazing actually! (AND I have ADHD so I NEVER stick information in my brain!) THANK YOU!!

[@svenbtb]

I've studied/learned a lot of these points before, but it's always good to refresh yourself on the fundamentals, especially if it's been awhile since you last studied them specifically. A video like this that not only goes over everything, but also shows you practical examples using games, is really great! Thank you for making this, I can only imagine how much time it took! I'll definitely be checking out the other ones you made too!

[@kprit4089]

This is so incredible and perfect for learning i cant believe its real. Having the casual/polite/spoken situations for what granmer is chosen helps so much, and the video games make it instantly more engaging to learn with. Thank you!!

[@piberandomgames4222]

Please make one for n4 this video helped me so much, I'm studying for a scholarship and this video was on point to study, great video and channel!

[@GameGengo]

Hehe glad you enjoyed it! I'm working as hard as I can to get the N4 video out ASAP ;) Almost finished collecting all the footage/examples! hehe Please look forward to it VERY soon!

[@piberandomgames4222]

@@GameGengo Thanks for the answer! That's great I'll be waiting then, I'll subscribe and recommend your videos keep making awesome content 😊

[@adhdTrucker]

This channel is amazing for a beginner like me. Concise, helpful, and more entertaining than a textbook with clarifications and context with audible examples. Fantastic job. 🎉

[@bano363]

I dont' even learn Japanese and I'm hyped for this haha Such cool content

[@user-us7zt5fz5j]

Why not start learning dude? It's an enjoyable experience! :D

[@GameGengo]

Thank you so much for enjoying the video! :D

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I literally can't believe how underrated you are! Like, such educational, enjoyable, and succinct content for free???

[@wolfexer8250]

You are so good at explaining things.The video game theming is just the icing on the cake.

[@GameGengo]

Thanks so much

[@pikitis]

I've only seen the first ten mins so far but this looks to be really simple and easy, I am just watching this for fun but I appreciate how the clips so far have little context, anyone who watches this first won't be spoiled on any of the games seen in this video

[@Alowne217]

I have a bit over 1k matured vocabulary cards that in my anki deck (close to 4 months using core 2k/6k) and I have not touched too much. With tae kim's grammar guide and this video I was able to get a better grasp of grammar and I feel very comfortable doing immersion. This video should have way more views then it has especially for people like myself that learned japanese to play games and watch anime in the native language. Thank you for your hard work is very much appreciated.

[@retrofilmwork]

very true! i'm on the same boat like you (about 1.2k vocab) and i was so confused on grammar until watching this video. it's a lifesaver

[@crobatgaming5661]

Howmuch words you know now?​@@retrofilmwork

[@Sashin9000]

Completeley separate to how you've levelled up your Japanese and went and created one of the greatest Japanese Study channels on KZbin: It is really impressive just how many games you've played and are able to draw from as sources!

[@p.j_life]

Man you do such an amazing job with these works. I learned a lot I just never undersood why you seldom use such random words and verbs for your examples : Sspecially the verb "Die", and keep on conjugating it. It happens very rearely but if you fix it you are absolutely phenomenal. Thanks a lot.

[@serendipity4u-y4o]

Extremely well made video. Concise and informative on the nuances of particles and grammar. Super awesome with giving context via video games. Would love to see videos like this for higher levels of Japanese!

[@MRAS]

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[@radiomalarkey1584]

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[@hiimacrazyguy]

Welp, over the last 2 weeks I've been watching ten minutes of this video per day, so I can take notes and re practice the examples by saying them out loud every day, and I can safely say that I understand a lot more phrases now than I did before:] (I've been using WaniKani for 6+ months but hadn't gotten into grammar) So massive thanks to you for making this video, subbed and liked! Hopefully you can make another video for N4 in the future!

[@opdhaka]

hi there.. Good to see u learn Japanese.. I am risa. 😄.. And i also teach japanese at my channel.. Yoh can check it out if you want😉.. Hope, my lessons help u 😇... Anyways...頑張ってください 💖✨️

[@liaolii]

This is so amazing. Even for the grammar points I was already familiar with, you managed to teach me something new.

[@ellisdaborn431]

Bro I spent multiple days skimming through this video so i could make an anki deck for the grammar only to realise you already put one in the description 😭

[@Atom803]

just saved me like 3 hours 😭

[@ellisdaborn431]

@@Atom803 Im glad i could save u

[@CottonCube]

You’ve changed people’s lives for the better. Such a positive impact for learners. Thank you so much.

[@iislagarcia]

Wow, this content is such a gem to find! A great addition for my japanese learning. Thank you so much for making these and turning available for free! God bless you for that!

[@oversoulghost]

As someone who had the fortune of studying Japanese in Highschool you're doing amazing work!

[@angelgutierrezsuarez4035]

A partir de ahora usaré este vídeo para repasar la gramática de Nivel 5. Dos horas con muchos ejemplos e información detallada para aprender y tener claro las distintas piezas gramaticales. Gracias Matt por este vídeo. Me tomó tres días ver todo esto y lo disfruté mucho con tu buena explicación. Gracias gracias gracias.

[@thejuiceweasel]

What I love most about this video, apart from the enormous effort, is that the games on display are absolute god tier stuff. Games that I *actually* want to play in Japanese.

[@aakashlearnstocook8408]

BRO YOU ARE INCREDIBLY UNDERRARED KEEP MAKING YOUR CONTENT BRO IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A CHANNEL LIKE THIS FOR SO LONG!!

[@n8steez832]

dude thanks so much i will always come back toi study this video, i took a note on every single peice of informationi could you showed us in this video thanks seriosuly so much this was brilliant im watching and reviewing every textbooook you made, so much content and information of high quiality in one place.

[@n8steez832]

no seriously im still working thru so much of this and plan to over the next few months. thanks for being a parrt of me putting my life together

[@Haspien53]

This is amazing, hope to see N4 and N3 soon

[@shaunfinnegan6546]

Can't believe you've done the incredible legwork of MAKING DECKS for all these videos---you've saved me so, so, so, so much work. ありがとございました。 I truly know how much work it takes to make just one of these, thank you thank you thank you!

[@melodymoo8831]

personal time stamps 11:33 で - with/by (method) 12:41 でも最近 - but lately 16:20 が - but/however 19:44 方がいい - it’d be better if 24:03 一緒に - together 25:45 ではない - to not be (formal) 29:05 か - or 29:56 から - from 30:35 から - because 31:20 方 - the way of doing/how to do 33:43 けれども - but/however (formal) 34:40 くらい/ぐらい - approximately/at least 37:56 まで - until/as far as/to (an extent)/ even 39:10 前に - before/in front of 42:17 も - also/nor 43:53 もう - again/another (if negative) no longer/anymore

[@ChrisHallBoxCreative]

The amount of effort put into this is crazy! Making learning grammar fun is incredible, thank you!!

[@fatimahmakgatho8968]

Coming back to this and being able to read some of the subtitles feels AMAZING!!!

[@clemz95500]

J'adore ! Ça a dû prendre un temps fou mais c'est top. Très bon choix de jeux, et de la grammaire formelle et informelle ! Bravo 👏🙌

[@rafael.a.aponte]

This channel is amazing. Anything that holds your attention in language learning and keeps you coming back for more is valuable, and then Matt points us toward even more realia (content produced by native speakers for native speakers) so we can keep learning outside the channel. Outstanding.

[@danielhueg769]

I’ve always been a visual learner. Everything else I’ve found has stressed me out or given me that “cramming” feeling. This video was so wonderful for me and I can’t wait to see how much it helps, hopefully in the near future! 🤩 Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@johntitor1561]

Without this video I would have never been able to learn japanese, these are really solid building blocks

[@stefanoravjtravels29]

I can't express how grateful I am for finding your channel! You are doing a great job and are absolutely on point from a didactical perspective. You deserve as much success as possible, ありがとうございます！

[@idontknow3037]

I did not expect this video to be so easy to get through. I love the voice acting for the games with no spoken dialogue, too. Also, I respect the absolutely ridiculous amount of time and energy this must have taken to put together. Domo arigato gozaimasu

[@averagegnuenjoyer7239]

man i'm probably late by 7 months, but videos like these and creators like you are one of the best, i personally learned english this way too (playing games, watching movies) because i feel learning a language is best suited as if we are a child learning new things, so in a way i kind of understand it a lot more, but the thing is that there's not really a lot of youtubers like you who make these kinds of content, which is why i appreciate every each one of your videos, so please continue making more videos like these

[@naram07]

I can't believe this video has been up for 2 years already and this is the first time its been recommended

[@rorybooth1061]

This is a great resource thanks a lot. I love how the pairing of the grammatical concepts to specific games makes them so much easier to remember!

[@MRAS]

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[@MegaLoveDoctor]

These quick grammar rule rolls are just what i needed. Thank you pal.

[@mr.incredible8080]

What a pleasant surprise! Thank you so much!

[@GameGengo]

Heheh glad to surprise you with something good! I hope you enjoyed it! :)

[@-.-._---_--_._-]

Taking my first JLPT on December 1st, found this video in my old Japanese folder, this video is gonna be a lifesaver, thank you for making this and sharing it for free❤

[@louishayes8681]

this is such an incredible resource and the work put into crafting something this comprehensive and readable is BEYOND, thank you so much!!

[@spyrospy9941]

Personal list of grammar points I need to get more used to: 53:53 - ないといけない - must do; have an obligation to do 58:43 - なくてもいい - don't have to 01:02:12 - のです - to explain something; show emphasis　 01:13:33 - にする - to decide on 01:15:52 - の - verb normalizer 01:32:51 - それから - and; and then; after that; since then 01:35:37 - すぎる - too much 01:43:45 - てある - is/has been done (resulting state) 02:00:54 - は〜より・・・です - [A] is more ~ than [B] 02:05:44 - より～ほうが - [A] is more than [B]

[@annamosity11]

Thank you so much for making these! They are the best combination I've ever seen of clear expansion, immersion, reading practice... Everything to get your mind to actually hang on to what you're teaching! I'm sure this took a huge amount of effort, I hope you won't get burned out and you keep making these awesome videos. They are so good! 😁

[@grigorigahan]

Man I'm using the anki deck you made for this and you are simply a madlad super gosu, whatever other meme superlatives you want to add dude. These a f'n brillant really, really. とても半端じゃないね。。

[@fj4318]

First time i've ever watched a video this long on youtube the whole way through. I even watched all of the grammar points I already knew just to hear your take on it. The explanations were perfect! Great stuff!

[@Janet-pk5zq]

Thank you so much for this video and the whole video game grammar textbook series!! There's nothing that parallels it. I appreciate how succinct this series is. I'm trying to cram as much Japanese as possible this summer because I want to be good enough at the language to have fun when I study abroad in Japan next year. This series makes it easy to learn a lot of Japanese in a short amount of time. Thank you again!

[@nihongogames838]

man this is amazing! please do the same on JLPT N4

[@GameGengo]

I hope you enjoyed the N4 video ;)

[@nihongogames838]

@@GameGengo Thank you very much! This is the best KZbin channel in the world!

[@Nana-xb6yo]

life changer video, yes or yes? honestly, I could find myself enjoying grammar enough to study by myself, but dude, this video made me realize how nice it is to actually understand the grammar rather than just the words and now I'm studying grammar with more attention and love! Thank you so much!

[@mordraug6662]

Great video :) But even though it is old, do keep in mind that the です part with adjectives is there just for formality. Because 大きい, 太い and all the examples given already have a copular "to be" function in them on default - 大きい already means "is big", NOT JUST "big". That is why you cannot use だ with them, because い already expresses it. です is solely used for putting it into formal language form to differentiate it from the casual one, having only 大きい.

[@GameGengo]

100% that's probably the one thing I'd want to change about this video! Didn't do a good enough job explaining that imo!

[@smudge8882]

Someone's been watching Cure Dolly ;)

[@mordraug6662]

@@smudge8882 Indeed :D Not just watching actually :D Editing (the trascript) too :D

[@smudge8882]

@@mordraug6662 Oh wow! That's amazing!! Thank you for your hard work! Between finding both Cure Dolly and Game Gengo about a month ago, I have had such big improvements in my comprehension levels in a short period of time. It's great that you're helping out. :) I know a lot of people have trouble with Cure Dolly's audio, so your work with the transcripts is helping a lot of people ^^ Especially given Cure Dolly has been a lot more popular in the r/LearnJapanese community lately so there's a lot of new people finding her channel. Thank you for helping to make her content more accessible!

[@mordraug6662]

@@smudge8882 Sorry for a tad delayed reply, I was not notified about yours for some BIZARRE reason :D Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciating my editing work in that transcript made by dinuz (credit to him with the idea and the base, that was an amazing idea). I am trying my best, even if I have to regulate my time now quite a lot due to other stuff, so it has been relatively slowed down for a few months now. But I got contacted by another fellow editor that also has access to editing there, so it is going a tad bit faster :D But still there is work to be done, I am currently just editing the earlier lessons that are rather rough yet. But in due time it will be fully edited and then we may go for the other Dolly videos perhaps. It is great to hear there are more people discovering such underrated channels as Dolly (R.I.P.) and Game Gengo, they truly deserve it with their stellar contribution and work and in my opinion it is downright criminal they are getting so few views. I do not use Reddit except for some occasional googling for answers and stuff, so I do not know about it :D But I am quite active on KZbin and on Discord (even if I tend to lurk only in the shadows in bigger servers) etc. The link for my Discord is of course in that transcript, in case you needed to report something or just talk. Again, sorry for the late reply and thanks again ( ° ∀ ° )ﾉﾞ

[@raleo7466]

I passed my Nokken 5 last year and I didn't know half of this expressions xD. It's so fun learning with video game examples, makes the lessons stick for longer!

[@apocolypseToreador]

You explain the grammar so well! The examples are very helpful as well. Sometimes grammar points like this feel too abstract unless put into a sentence, and using sentences from familiar media helps a lot with making things like connotation and tone click. Definitely using these videos to help me study!

[@sanglish18]

I'm gonna list here what I didn't knew 28:14 ～か 50:46 ~ないで~ 1:42:57 たり 1:57:30 つもり What I need to study more: 53:54 ないといけない (must do/have an obligation to do) 55:23 なくてはいけない (must do/need to do) 56:53 なくてはならない (must do/obligation, sense of duty) 1:35:38 すぎる (too much) 2:05:45 より～方が

[@VGx7]

You’re amazing! I’ve studied so much kanji, I’m at the N3 level. And yet, I struggle with basic N5 grammar. This is just what I needed!

[@mangasprai]

because it is always tought in the wrong way. Go watch cure dolly videos, it explains WHY grammar is like this. And not only that the grammar is this. Example: here he says to put KATA after a MASU form without masu. Correct way to tell this would be that any verb stem in the "い" form becomes a NAME: So hanasu -> transformed to I becomes hanashi "a talk", and adding the helper KATA becomes "the kind/way of the talk". the way of talking. Masu has literally NOTHING to do with this.

[@AndSoWeLaughed]

And... you've just produce ALL of this... for FREE? THANK YOU. This is incredible.

[@ElhuSCIENCE]

This is amazing work, you deserve all the subs!

[@レジスト]

I was always struggeling with creating grammar cards that are not too large with dry explanations, until I found the immersion kit website, with this stuff here. It's pure gold and has boosted my learning progress a lot, while keeping it as fun and simple as possible. Thanks a lot!

[@netesky1889]

while the video is quite old, one comment on です and だ, while they are the copula and equivalent to "to be", if です is used with I-adjectives, like your examples, its used purely for politeness. You cannot use だ with I-adjectives, since they dont need or already have the copula function within them, 大きいだ would be incorrect grammar.

[@ilovemycats9150]

Thanks, I forgot that!

[@viptaiga]

How have I only just found this channel!? Thankyou so much! Might just spark my inspriation to start learning japanese again

[@jakobyuksel6418]

Am I dreaming, this video is perfect

[@GameGengo]

If you have any other video related dreams let me know and ill see if I can make them true! 😂

[@hida_berserker]

i been living in JP for 5 years now and barely scratched the surface of grammar and vocab. thank god i found this and thank you Game Gengo san

[@Biby256]

I’ve been studying on and off for years... where have you been all my life?? #Subscribed #NowBinging

[@manucass1000]

06:46 - だから - because 14:14 - どうやって - how; in what way; by what means​ 18:58 - が欲しい (がほしい) - to want something 19:43 - 方がいい （ほうがいい) - had better; it'd be better to; should~ 37:01 - まだ～ていません - have not yet~ 50:44 - ないで - without doing~ ; To do [B] without doing [A] 51:49 - ないで - don't do 58:43 - なくてもいい - don't have to 01:13:33 - にする - to decide on 01:20:43 - ので - because of; given that; since 01:43:45 - てある - is/has been done (resulting state) 01:46:29 - てから - after doing~ 01:48:54 - てはいけない - must not; may not; cannot 01:50:01 - てもいい　・ていい - is okay, is alright to, can, may 02:00:54 - は〜より・・・です - [A] is more ~ than [B] 02:02:00 - はどうですか - how about; how is 02:05:44 - より～ほうが - [A] is more than [B]

[@drew7906]

seriously, this is insane. INCREDIBLE