Learn Japanese – The Complete Video Series (presented by becauseofdreams)
318 Lessons
- 「Learn Japanese」 Intro to Japanese - The Hiragana Syllabary, Vowels, Pitch Accents, and More
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Katakana Syllabary
- 「Learn Japanese」 First Person Pronouns, or, Ways to Say “I” in Japanese
- 「Learn Japanese」 Second-Person Pronouns, or, Ways to Say “You” in Japanese
- 「Learn Japanese」 Basic Phrases (How-to Greet, Thank, Introduce Yourself and More)
- 「Learn Japanese」 XはY(です/ではありません) as “X is/is not Y”, Noun Modification with の, も as “also”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Existential Verbs (Aru, Iru, Irassharu/ある、いる、いらっしゃる)
- 「Learn Japanese」Locational Marking Particles へ, に, で
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle に as an Object Marker and Indirect Object Marker
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle で as an Instrument Marker
- 「Learn Japanese」 ね and よ as Final Particles
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to Verbs, Dictionary Form, ます-Form
- 「Learn Japanese」 VERBing Alone with 一人で (hitori de) and Together with と一緒に (to issho ni)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Expressing “From X to Y” (Time and Space) with から and まで
- 「Learn Japanese」 Pre-ます Form + ましょう as “Let’s VERB” or “Shall we VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Noun Verbs/Verbal Nouns
- 「Learn Japanese」 Polite Past Tense Form of Verbs (ました-Form)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How to say “I intend/plan to VERB” with VERB + つもりです
- 「Learn Japanese」How-to say “Won’t you/Would you like to VERB?” with Pre-ます Form VERB + ませんか
- 「Learn Japanese」 XはYがあります as “X has Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X から Y as “because of CLAUSE X, CLAUSE Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “Why is that?” or “How come?” with どうして
- 「Learn Japanese」 Listing Nouns Indefinitely with NOUN X や NOUN Y など
- 「Learn Japanese」 もう as “already” and まだ as “yet”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative ない Form (Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “Go/come/return to do VERB” with Pre-ます Form VERB + に + (行く/来る/帰る)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I can VERB” with Dictionary Form VERB + ことが出来る
- 「Learn Japanese」 Answering to Negative Yes-No Questions
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to Adjectives (い-adjectives and な-adjectives)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Basic Introduction to the Particles は and が
- 「Learn Japanese」 X でYがある as “There is Y (an activity) in/at X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to Adverbs – Common Degree Adverbs
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle が as “But/However”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X は(どう/いかが)ですか as “How is X?”
- 「Learn Japanese」 XはどんなYですか as “What kind of Y is X?”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Kochira (こちら)/Sochira (そちら)/Achira (あちら) as “this/that way”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to the て-Form (Verb Conjugation)
- How-to Say “Please (do/don’t) VERB” (て/ない-Form VERB + ください)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “am/is VERBing” (Ongoing Action) (て-Form VERB + いる)
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle まだ as “still”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I like/love/hate Y” with X はY が(好き/嫌い)です
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “X is good/bad at Y” – XはYが(上手/下手/とくい)です)
- 「Learn Japanese」 X にする as “decide on X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Request an Object with X を(下さい/くださいませんか)
- 「Learn Japanese」 た-Form VERB +ことがある as “have VERB-ed before”
- 「Learn Japanese」 かかる as “it costs X/it takes X time”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Comparing 2 Objects/Entities (XとYとでは、どちらの方がAですか)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Comparing 3 or More Objects/Entities (XとYとZとでは、Xが一番A)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Modifying Nouns with Clauses
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conjugations of Desu (です)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conjugating い-Adjectives
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conjugating な-Adjectives
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “(I/We) want X” and “Do you want X?” (Xがほしいです)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “X wants Y” (Third Person) (XはYをほしがっている) (cont.)
- 「Learn Japanese」 “VERBAL NOUN ＋ に(行く/来る)” as “Going/coming to do VERBAL NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Using adjectives as adverbs
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “try to do VERB” (VERB て-Form ＋ みる)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “in order to VERB/for the sake of VERBing” (VERB Dictionary Form + ために)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Potential Form (-られる Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 て-Form VERB + いる as “has VERB-ed” (Resultant State)
- 「Learn Japanese」 X ので Y as “Because X, Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “VERB while VERBING” with Pre-ますForm VERB + ながら + VERB
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use しまう to emphasize finality of an action (て-Form + しまう)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “to VERB2 without doing VERB1” (Negative ない-Form VERB1 + で + VERB2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “it is (easy/hard) to do VERB” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + (やすい/にくい)
- 「Learn Japanese」The たり-Form – たり-Form V1 + たり-Form V2 + する (Do VERB1, VERB2, and other such things)
- 「Learn Japanese」 The て-Form as “and” (CLAUSE1 + て + CLAUSE 2 as “CLAUSE1 and CLAUSE2”)
- 「Learn Japanese」 X までに as “by the time of X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “become (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + なる
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “make X (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with X を (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + する
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “Before CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (Dictionary Form C1 + 前に + C2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “After CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (た-Form C1 + 後で + C2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “do nothing but VERB” (て-Form VERB + ばかりいる)
- 「Learn Japanese」How-to say “VERB nothing but NOUN” (NOUN + ばかり + VERB)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “start VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “finish VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 終わる)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようにする as “make an effort (to/not to) VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Potential/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようになる as “it has become that”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I think that” (Plain-Form + と思う）
- 「Learn Japanese」 Volitional Form (Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain Form + かも知れない as “(may/might/possibly) be _”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJECTIVE) + すぎる as “(VERB too much/too ADJECTIVE)”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Volitional-Form VERB + と思う as “I think I will VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain-Form A + のに + B as “Even though A, B”
- 「Learn Japanese」 AてからB as “After A, B”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain-Form + でしょう as “probably ___”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “should do VERB/it’s best to do VERB” (た-Form VERB + 方がいい）
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “should not do VERB/it’s best to not do VERB” (ない-Form VERB + 方がいい）
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conditional ば-Form (Verb Conjugation + Adjective and Noun Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ば-Form CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative ば-Form （なければ） CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If not CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 1 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 2 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 1 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 2 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain-Form CLAUSE + (そう/だ) as “heard that ___”
- 「Learn Japanese」 て-Form VERB + おく as “to do VERB ahead of time”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to ask/allow/deny permission to do something (て-Form VERB + もいいですか）
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative-Form VERB + なくて(はいけない/もいい） as “(X must VERB/it’s OK if X doesn’t VERB)”
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- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to ask for and give advice with たら-Form Verb + （いいですか/どうですか）？
- 「Learn Japanese」 Passive Form (-られる Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Passive Form (Simple)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Passive Form (Adversity with Transitive Verbs)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Passive Form (Adversity with Intransitive Verbs)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Causative Form (-させる Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Causative Form (-させる Form)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Negative-ない Form)CLAUSE1とCLAUSE2 as “C1 and C2” (pt. 1 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Negative-ない Form)CLAUSE1とCLAUSE2 as “C1 and C2” (pt. 2 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Japanese Word Beautifiers お and ご
- 「Learn Japanese」 なら Construction – CLAUSE1ならCLAUSE2 as “if CLAUSE1 is the case, CLAUSE2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (UNIT OF TIME)にCLAUSE as “CLAUSE every/per X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN1はNOUN2(と/に)関係がある as “NOUN1 is related to NOUN2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Dictionary-Form VERB必要がある as “need to, have to VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X(では/じゃ)なく(て)Y as “not X but Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (CLAUSE/NOUN1)だけ(で/じゃ)なく(て)NOUN2も as “not only (CLAUSE/NOUN1) but NOUN2 too”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUNの代わりに as “in the place of NOUN, instead of NOUN, in lieu of NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Pre-ます-Form VERB 続ける as “continue to do VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 思うように+Negative-ない-Form VERB as “does not VERB as desired”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN1でもNOUN2でも as “whether it’s N1 or N2/including N1 and N2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Dictionary-Form-VERB + べき as “should do VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Xを(している/した)NOUN as “NOUN that has the quality of X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (CLAUSEこと/NOUN)に気がつく as “to realize ____”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (CLAUSE1/NOUNの) + (おかげ/せい) as “(thanks to/due to the fault of) ____”
- 「Learn Japanese」 決して + Negative-Form-(VERB/ADJ/NOUN) as “by no means (VERB/ADJ/NOUN)”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN と(同じで/違って) CLAUSE as “(just like/unlike) NOUN, CLAUSE”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + なし + (の/で/だ) as “without NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + 次第 (だ/で) as “depends on NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to turn ADJECTIVES into NOUNS (Stem-Form ADJECTIVE + さ)
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + のよう(な/に) ____ as “like NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + 以外 as “except for NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X + たびに + Y as “every time/whenever X, Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (て-Form VERB/VERBAL NOUN/NOUN) + 以来 as “since (V/VN/N)”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X + と同時に + Y as “Y at the same time as X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X + と共に + Y as “Y along with X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + 向け as “intended for NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + を通して as “through NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (NOUN/VERB) + 通り(に) as “in accordance with (NOUN/VERB)”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use NOUN + の方 as “NOUN’s side”
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + 風 as “NOUN-style, looks like NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 各+NOUN as “each NOUN, various NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 ぐらい and ごろ（に） as “about/approximately”
- 「Learn Japanese」 ば-Form X + Xほど + Y as “the more X, the more Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 “A (is/isn’t) as ADJ as B” – AはB(と同じぐらい ADJ/ ほど Negative-Form ADJ)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (NOUN/Plain-Form VERB) + だけで as “just with NOUN/just by VERBing”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use Quotations (Direct and Indirect Quotations) pt. 1 of 2
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use Quotations (Direct and Indirect Quotations) pt. 2 of 2
- 「Learn Japanese」 くせに as “and yet, even though, in spite of”
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- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + 以上 (ijou) or 以下 (ika) as “(more than/less than) NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 What is Kanji? (Intro to Kanji #01.)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Why does Japanese Use Kanji? (Intro to Kanji #02. Advantages & Disadvantages)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Read Kanji (Intro to Kanji #03. On’yomi & Kun’yomi)
- 「Learn Japanese」 “to pretend to VERB, be NOUN, be ADJ” – VERB/NOUN/ADJ + ふりをする
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUN + なりに as “in one’s own way/style”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Intro to Wasei-Eigo (“coined” English Loan-words)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Xごとに as “every time X/every X/at intervals of X”
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- 「Learn Japanese」 一方(で) as “on the other hand”
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle とか – Indefinitely Listing Words and Its More Colloquial Usages
- 「Learn Japanese」 Basic Usage of the Particle ほど as “to the extent of X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X限り (かぎり),Y as “as long as X, Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X限り (かぎり),Y as “as far as X, Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use あるいは to link alternative possibilities
- 「Learn Japanese」 Desiderative たい-Form (Pre-ます-Form VERB + たい as “want to VERB”)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “the former” and “the latter” with 前者 and 後者 respectively
- 「Learn Japanese」 Dictionary-Form VERB + ことはない as “there is no need to VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative-ない-Form (ADJECTIVE/NOUN/VERB) + こと(は/も)ない as “it’s not that not X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Xに従って(従い) as “following X, in accordance with X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Using the Suffix 同士 to Group Entities Together (NOUN + 同士)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Using the Particle こそ to Add Emphasis
- 「Learn Japanese」 NOUNに反してX as “contrary to NOUN, X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 2 Different Grammar Patterns Formed from the Word かねる and its Negative Form かねない
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “to begin to do VERB” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + かける)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Need-to-Know Vocabulary to Watch Dragon Ball Super #07 without Subtitles!
- 「Learn Japanese」 Need-to-Know Vocabulary to Watch Naruto Shippuden #472 without Subtitles!
- 「Learn Japanese」 Need-to-Know Vocabulary to Watch One Piece #751 without Subtitles!
- 「Learn Japanese」 ふしがある as “there are indications that～, it seems that～”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “tend to ____” with (Pre-ます-VERB/NOUN)+がち
- 「Learn Japanese」 Using ~訳だ to Express Either a Reason or Conclusion (わけ Grammar Patterns Pt. 1)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ~という訳だ as “as you’d expect~, that’s why~, etc.” (わけ Grammar Patterns Pt. 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ~訳ではない as “it’s not like~” (わけ Grammar Patterns Pt. 3)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ~訳がない as “there’s no way that~, it can’t be that~” (わけ Grammar Patterns Pt. 4)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ~訳には行かない as “must (not)~, can’t afford to~, etc.” (わけ Grammar Patterns Pt. 5)
- 「Learn Japanese」 〜気味 as “slightly〜”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “suppose to be/should be ____” with ～はずです (～はず Grammar Patterns Pt. 1)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ～はずだった as “should have/was supposed to～ (but didn’t)” (～はず Grammar Patterns Pt. 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ～はずがない as “there’s no way that～, cannot be～” (～はず Grammar Patterns Pt. 3)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “on the way” with がけに
- 「Learn Japanese」 Pre-ます-Form VERB + 出す as “to start VERBing” (or “to VERB and make X available”)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “to do VERB to completion” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + 切る
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “sometimes ____” with Dictionary-Form-VERB + ことがある
- Basic Japanese Sentence Structure (How-to Form a Simple Sentence in Japanese)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative-ず-Form (Verb Conjugation) – How-to say “to do VERB2 without doing VERB1”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Causative-Passive Form (-させられる Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to turn NOUNS into ADJECTIVES (and ADVERBS) with 的 (てき)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I get the feeling that ___” (___ような気がする)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use っぽい to say something-ish, -like
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use ~らしい to mean “heard that~, seems like~, looks like~, etc.”
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle だけ as “just, only”
- 「Learn Japanese」 て-Form VERB + ほしい as “I want you to do VERB (for me)”
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Katakana Syllabary
- 「Learn Japanese」 First Person Pronouns, or, Ways to Say “I” in Japanese
- 「Learn Japanese」 Second-Person Pronouns, or, Ways to Say “You” in Japanese
- 「Learn Japanese」 Basic Phrases (How-to Greet, Thank, Introduce Yourself and More)
- 「Learn Japanese」 XはY(です/ではありません) as “X is/is not Y”, Noun Modification with の, も as “also”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Existential Verbs (Aru, Iru, Irassharu/ある、いる、いらっしゃる)
- 「Learn Japanese」Locational Marking Particles へ, に, で
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle に as an Object Marker and Indirect Object Marker
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle で as an Instrument Marker
- 「Learn Japanese」 ね and よ as Final Particles
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to Verbs, Dictionary Form, ます-Form
- 「Learn Japanese」 VERBing Alone with 一人で (hitori de) and Together with と一緒に (to issho ni)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Expressing “From X to Y” (Time and Space) with から and まで
- 「Learn Japanese」 Pre-ます Form + ましょう as “Let’s VERB” or “Shall we VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Noun Verbs/Verbal Nouns
- 「Learn Japanese」 Polite Past Tense Form of Verbs (ました-Form)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How to say “I intend/plan to VERB” with VERB + つもりです
- 「Learn Japanese」How-to say “Won’t you/Would you like to VERB?” with Pre-ます Form VERB + ませんか
- 「Learn Japanese」 XはYがあります as “X has Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X から Y as “because of CLAUSE X, CLAUSE Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “Why is that?” or “How come?” with どうして
- 「Learn Japanese」 Listing Nouns Indefinitely with NOUN X や NOUN Y など
- 「Learn Japanese」 もう as “already” and まだ as “yet”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative ない Form (Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “Go/come/return to do VERB” with Pre-ます Form VERB + に + (行く/来る/帰る)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I can VERB” with Dictionary Form VERB + ことが出来る
- 「Learn Japanese」 Answering to Negative Yes-No Questions
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to Adjectives (い-adjectives and な-adjectives)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Basic Introduction to the Particles は and が
- 「Learn Japanese」 X でYがある as “There is Y (an activity) in/at X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to Adverbs – Common Degree Adverbs
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle が as “But/However”
- 「Learn Japanese」 X は(どう/いかが)ですか as “How is X?”
- 「Learn Japanese」 XはどんなYですか as “What kind of Y is X?”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Kochira (こちら)/Sochira (そちら)/Achira (あちら) as “this/that way”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Introduction to the て-Form (Verb Conjugation)
- How-to Say “Please (do/don’t) VERB” (て/ない-Form VERB + ください)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “am/is VERBing” (Ongoing Action) (て-Form VERB + いる)
- 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle まだ as “still”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I like/love/hate Y” with X はY が(好き/嫌い)です
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “X is good/bad at Y” – XはYが(上手/下手/とくい)です)
- 「Learn Japanese」 X にする as “decide on X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Request an Object with X を(下さい/くださいませんか)
- 「Learn Japanese」 た-Form VERB +ことがある as “have VERB-ed before”
- 「Learn Japanese」 かかる as “it costs X/it takes X time”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Comparing 2 Objects/Entities (XとYとでは、どちらの方がAですか)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Comparing 3 or More Objects/Entities (XとYとZとでは、Xが一番A)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Modifying Nouns with Clauses
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conjugations of Desu (です)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conjugating い-Adjectives
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conjugating な-Adjectives
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “(I/We) want X” and “Do you want X?” (Xがほしいです)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to Say “X wants Y” (Third Person) (XはYをほしがっている) (cont.)
- 「Learn Japanese」 “VERBAL NOUN ＋ に(行く/来る)” as “Going/coming to do VERBAL NOUN”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Using adjectives as adverbs
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “try to do VERB” (VERB て-Form ＋ みる)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “in order to VERB/for the sake of VERBing” (VERB Dictionary Form + ために)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Potential Form (-られる Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 て-Form VERB + いる as “has VERB-ed” (Resultant State)
- 「Learn Japanese」 X ので Y as “Because X, Y”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “VERB while VERBING” with Pre-ますForm VERB + ながら + VERB
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use しまう to emphasize finality of an action (て-Form + しまう)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “to VERB2 without doing VERB1” (Negative ない-Form VERB1 + で + VERB2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “it is (easy/hard) to do VERB” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + (やすい/にくい)
- 「Learn Japanese」The たり-Form – たり-Form V1 + たり-Form V2 + する (Do VERB1, VERB2, and other such things)
- 「Learn Japanese」 The て-Form as “and” (CLAUSE1 + て + CLAUSE 2 as “CLAUSE1 and CLAUSE2”)
- 「Learn Japanese」 X までに as “by the time of X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “become (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + なる
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “make X (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with X を (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + する
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “Before CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (Dictionary Form C1 + 前に + C2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “After CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (た-Form C1 + 後で + C2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “do nothing but VERB” (て-Form VERB + ばかりいる)
- 「Learn Japanese」How-to say “VERB nothing but NOUN” (NOUN + ばかり + VERB)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “start VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める)
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “finish VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 終わる)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようにする as “make an effort (to/not to) VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Potential/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようになる as “it has become that”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “I think that” (Plain-Form + と思う）
- 「Learn Japanese」 Volitional Form (Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain Form + かも知れない as “(may/might/possibly) be _”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJECTIVE) + すぎる as “(VERB too much/too ADJECTIVE)”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Volitional-Form VERB + と思う as “I think I will VERB”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain-Form A + のに + B as “Even though A, B”
- 「Learn Japanese」 AてからB as “After A, B”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain-Form + でしょう as “probably ___”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “should do VERB/it’s best to do VERB” (た-Form VERB + 方がいい）
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “should not do VERB/it’s best to not do VERB” (ない-Form VERB + 方がいい）
- 「Learn Japanese」 Conditional ば-Form (Verb Conjugation + Adjective and Noun Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 ば-Form CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative ば-Form （なければ） CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If not CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 1 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 2 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 1 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 2 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Plain-Form CLAUSE + (そう/だ) as “heard that ___”
- 「Learn Japanese」 て-Form VERB + おく as “to do VERB ahead of time”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to ask/allow/deny permission to do something (て-Form VERB + もいいですか）
- 「Learn Japanese」 Negative-Form VERB + なくて(はいけない/もいい） as “(X must VERB/it’s OK if X doesn’t VERB)”
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- 「Learn Japanese」 Passive Form (-られる Verb Conjugation)
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- 「Learn Japanese」 Passive Form (Adversity with Transitive Verbs)
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- 「Learn Japanese」 Causative Form (-させる Verb Conjugation)
- 「Learn Japanese」 Causative Form (-させる Form)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Negative-ない Form)CLAUSE1とCLAUSE2 as “C1 and C2” (pt. 1 of 2)
- 「Learn Japanese」 (Dictionary/Negative-ない Form)CLAUSE1とCLAUSE2 as “C1 and C2” (pt. 2 of 2)
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- 「Learn Japanese」 なら Construction – CLAUSE1ならCLAUSE2 as “if CLAUSE1 is the case, CLAUSE2”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (UNIT OF TIME)にCLAUSE as “CLAUSE every/per X”
- 「Learn Japanese」 (CLAUSE1/NOUNの) + (おかげ/せい) as “(thanks to/due to the fault of) ____”
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to use NOUN + の方 as “NOUN’s side”
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- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “tend to ____” with (Pre-ます-VERB/NOUN)+がち
- 「Learn Japanese」 How-to say “to do VERB to completion” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + 切る
「Learn Japanese」 Negative-ない-Form (ADJECTIVE/NOUN/VERB) + こと(は/も)ない as “it’s not that not X”
「Learn Japanese」 Negative-ない-Form (ADJECTIVE/NOUN/VERB) + こと(は/も)ない as “it’s not that not X” (softened affirmation)
The grammar pattern Negative-ない-Form (ADJECTIVE/NOUN/VERB) + こと(は/も)ない is used with all three of the main types of words (ADJECTIVE, NOUN, VERB) to invoke a double negative effect that softens one’s affirmation of something, while having a final translation that somewhat differs depending on which of the three types of words is being used.
When this construction is used with VERB words, natural translations include “can VERB,” “not impossible to VERB,” “it’s not that [subject] doesn’t VERB,” etc. Of these, it should be apparent that “it’s not that [subject] doesn’t VERB,” is the closest to the literal translation, due to the inclusion of the double-negatives in the grammatical construction itself (“not,” “doesn’t”).
When this construction is used with ADJECTIVE and NOUN words, the common translation is also the literal interpretation of “it’s not that not (ADJ/NOUN).”
Overall, the main intention behind using this grammar pattern as opposed to simply foregoing the double negative construction and going with a single, positive statement is that it adds the nuance of softening one’s affirmation of something. For example, Xが好きじゃないこと(は/も)もない (“it’s not that I don’t like X”) is a softened version of the straightforward Xが好きだ (“I like X”). In keeping this main point in mind, one should be able to correctly interpret this grammar pattern despite the fact that it may end up with a different final translation depending on what kind of word it is used with and the context of the sentence in which it is used in.
Example(s):
野菜は食べないことないが、好きじゃないんだ。
Yasai wa tabenai koto wa nai ga, suki jyanainda.
(“It’s not that I don’t eat vegetables, I just don’t like them very much.”)
アニメが好きじゃないこともないが、今はよく見ない。
Anime ga suki jyanai koto mo nai ga, ima wa yoku minai.
(“It’s not that I don’t like anime, I just don’t currently keep up with it as much.”)
車を運転出来ないことはないが、たいてい自転車を使う。
Kuruma o unten dekinai koto wa nai ga, taitei jitensha o tsukau.
(“It’s not that I can’t drive, I just tend to use my bicycle more.”)
そのような苦しみを経験したことがありますから、あなたの気持ちが分からないことはありません。
Sono you na kurushimi o keiken shita koto ga arimasu kara, anata no kimochi ga wakaranai koto wa arimasen.
(“I’ve gone through a similar hardship before myself, so I understand how you feel.”)
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