The Ultimate Guide To: は vs が (The ONLY lesson you need!)
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Learn the DIFFERENCES between the は (wa) particle and the が (ga) particle!
★ The differences
☆ When to Use / How to Use
★ What they mean
☆Did you know that using the は particle
instead of the が particle could be VERY rude
and offend the listener??
× 笑顔は素敵ですね。(egao WA suteki desu ne)
= Your smile is nice ....BUT!!!!
★Why do I see the が particle used more often in NEWS??
☆ AはBが~ construction
This lesson is the ONLY one you need to watch
to know about these 2 particles!!!
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Also check out these lessons
to understand when to use the が particle.
• Video (~が ある there is~)
• #4 I & NA adjectives┃J... (~が好き I like ~)
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Personal Timestamp
1:37 - 7:01 Emphasis with は
3:41 - 7:01 Emphasis with が
7:01 - 11:34 は: What about/ How about
7:51 - 11:34 が: (Subject) is
11:35 - 15:56 Question with が
12:00 - 15:56 Question with は
15:57 - が with adjectives
18:16 - は with adjectives (Contrast)
(21:36) が with verbs Vs は with verbs (Contrast)
22:18 - 26:56 が Traits, Appearance, Attributes
24:02 - 26:56 は Traits, Appearance, Attributes (Contrast)
(25:00) X は Y が～
26:57 - 29:04 が Sense
27:39 - 29:04 は Sense (Contrast)
(28:38) は Object sensation
29:05(33:08) - 33:42 Non living object が Intransitive Verb
29:05 - 33:42 Person は Verb
(32:37) Non-living object は Intransitive Verb (Contrast)
(32:44) かかる
33:43 - 37:48 が with New Infomation
37:00 - 37:48 は with Generic Infomation
37:49 Conclusion
Thank you so much! I apprciate your effort >w
Appreciated!
Your effort is appreciated!
15:00 Drawing dicks
Waahh すごい ありがとう！
Misa, you are honestly one of the best teachers on youtube. You actually seem to understand the struggles people have with learning a language. A lot of "teachers" out there just throw up these short 5 minute (or less) videos where they just translate a bunch of vocabulary, which is completely useless since I could have gotten the same thing out of a dictionary. You, on the other hand, pick narrow topics and dive deep into them with 40 minute videos, covering every conceivable question we might have about the subject. Thanks.
armpitpuncher agree with you ! These long videos are worth ..
she is a very intelligent person and this makes her a good teacher!
I agree! Misa sensei is amazing. So easy to understand.
If she also shows the japanese part in roman characters, that would have been perfect.. beginners like me who cant read japanese scripts need roman characters in order to pronounce the invidual words accurately.
armpitpuncher I agree! Its really sad she doesnt have as many subs as some of these japanese teaching youtubers nor she wasnt ecen nominated for the shortys award. It will be cool if she goes tk a con and have a panel.
I study japanese for over 5 years, and I've never seen this topic being covered so clearly and thoroughly as this video.
I'm amazed at this lesson. It is apparent that a lot of hard work was put into this the making of this video, and for that I thank you.
Ikr she is the best teacher in the CZcams ever
the best Japanese teacher in youtube.. and this is all for free!
might as well subscribe
@@justanotheruser2611 She has a patreon just in case you can afford to help
@@DiogoVKersting after 11 year.. are you N3
@@rbk9582 By the time I commented, I already had an understanding of は／が, but I just never had found a resource that goes as in depth as this video.
Lots of textbooks and online resources I had contact with had poor, non-exhaustive, explanations, and instead just focused on teaching by example.
As for my JLPT level, I ended up stopping with my studies before I reached N2. Maybe I'll go back to studying it.
I feel like Misa is slowly brainwashing me to think that Pikachu is cuter than he actually is. Or has he been that way all along?
Regardless, god-tier video as usual...I think I'll have to give this one a couple more watches.
Same 😭😭
Holy shit, after a whole year of trying to learn the difference between these particles I finally get it now. Your teaching never fails to amaze me.
TcMaX Shup up Plank, you can't talk.
@@deussivenatura5805 lol
I’m still not confident on the topic yet.
Same. This video made it all make sense after years of confusion.
I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.
I read the title of this video and immediately thought "Thank god! Now that Misa is teaching it, I'm finally going to understand this!"
This was the best explanation I've seen! So much more nuanced than I thought. Can you explain when you'd use が at the end of a sentence after です, as in the show title "坂本ですが"?
@@ShakeTheBox が after です is kind of different - it takes on a meaning like けど。 but in my opinion, i think ですが sounds higher up the politeness scale than ですけど
@@phantomendgamer oh cool, thanks!
@@ShakeTheBox not a problem :)
Misa is a very good teacher :)
I love that "brown" literally just translates to "tea-colored" 😂
I guess the Japanese love tea, eh?
well in my language grey literally translates to smoke-colored
@@sharpvolt2669 which language is that?
@@desotaku5202 who knows
@@yuame7605 yea in my language too!
6:20 The subtitle should have been "This is YOUR umbrella". SUMIMASEN!
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Sumiasen Misa-san, i think it would be more helpful if your video also include in roman characters every japanese word/phrase you make in the video , that would have been perfect.. beginners like me who cant read japanese scripts need roman characters in order to pronounce the invidual words accurately. Also many us beginners want to first focus on speaking Japanese, before moving onto reading Japanese scripts.. i love the way you explain and teach though.
Devia Tor your mom gay. Don’t bother her because you don’t want to sit down for a couple hours to learn script before going on to grammar.
All HailHailey yours is gay.
Devia Tor I would stay away from using Romaji because it really hinders your progress or did with me at least. I assume that’s why she doesn’t use it. Just learn hiragana and katakana
Carnivorous Goat I am not in Japan nor I have a plan to live or work there. So i dont really feel the necessity to learn Japanese scripts. But i do have several japanese within my professional circle..so i want to learn spoken Japanese to a certain extent.. i just think it is better if this video is meant for every level not just for those who can read Japanese.
I feel sorry for john, using his large nose as compensation
his ding dong doe
no idea why i saw so many examples using 'John' and John only, also Tom, i suppose its more easy for japanese reference for its only pronunciation which also matches with japanese tongue perfectly??? anyway, idk
I'm sorry for the one who drew the dicks lol だれ チンコが描ましたか。。すみません
@@allenliew1028 john is one of the world most popular names
@@duttybwoy556 誰(だれ)がチンコを描きましたか?
Is the correct way to write it
And I thought I could not love your lessons more.. I was wrong
WEEBS JogoDoDan
s4Head
@@shisun JUST SPEAK JAPANESE LOOOOOOOL 4Head
Best explanation! Long video but worth watching and repeating. ありがとうございます
I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.
I love how you color code everything! It makes reading + understanding so much easier!
Yes, exactly !
If you were worried about your humor getting through don't, you are hilarious. Keep it up
yeah!
@@VideosField uP
I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.
This is THE BEST lesson on は and が I've ever seen! So easy to follow and good explaining and examples! Thank you so so much for teaching us
i love how she beamed when she started talking bout naruto being cool.
I love how she adds emotion into the examples she gives, it really helps with how you would accentuate each word
"My baby said Mama!" "My cat farted!" Definitely sounds like a typical Facebook feed. :'D
Five minutes in this and I already learned something I struggled with for months. Thanks a lot Misa sensei !
Hey guys, I took notes on the whole video in case anybody wants it:
-When you want to put emphasis on asking something before GA particle
That is YOUR umbrella
/kore ga misa no kasa desu
John is the teacher?
Misa is the teacher!
/Iie, Misa ga sensei desu.
-When asking who did something
-When saying dare at the beginning, it has to be dare ga.
Who broke the window?
/Tom desu
-If you want to emphasize that Tom did it then you say Tom ga
/Tom ga mado wo warimashita
Or if you did it...
/Watashi ga mado wo warimashita
-If you just casually say it without needing to emphasize it:
When someone asked what u did today
I broke the window today!
/Watashi wa mado o warimashita
Saying watashiwa is redundant/annoying so...
/Mado o warimashita
Who invented the battery?
/Dare ga denji o hatsumei shimashitaka
or
As for battery, who invented it?
/Denji wa dare ga hatsumei shimashitaka
I like something
/Something ga suki desu
-The sentence above is actually omitting the subject & below is the actual sentence
/Watashi wa something ga suki desu
-So, if you say someone other than yourself hates/likes something then you'll need must include the wa part to specify as for THAT they do/do not like. If you don't include them + wa then it sounds like you're saying YOU yourself like something.
Japanese people do/don't like something.
/Nihonjin wa something ga suki/kirai desu.
I like japan
/Nihon WA suki desu.
-Using WA above sounds like you japan, but not something else. Therefore, we must emphasize it with GA.
-Wa particle usually puts emphasis on the word after the wa particle
-If you want to say that you like something & imply that you don't like something else:
I like manga (but not anime)
/manga wa suki desu
I don't like anime
/Anime wa suki janai desu
You're good at japanese
/Nihongo ga jyouzu desu ne
You're good at english
/Eigo ga jyouzu desu ne
If you use WA it says you're good at ____ but not anything/something else..
You're good at singing
/Uta wa jyouzu desu ne
-If you use WA it sounds like you're saying you're good at singing but not at something else
You're good at singing
/Koe ga jyouzu desune
-This is the correct way using GA
I'm not good at singing
/Uta ga heta desu
If someone says:
I'm not good at singing
/Uta wa heta (desu)
-Sounds they're saying they're good at other stuff but their singing is terrible.
-For wakaru
-You use GA particle to say you understand something
/Something GA wakaru(wakarimasu)
-Don't use wo (common mistake)
Correct-
I understand japanese
/Nihongo ga wakarimasu
I understand a little english
/Eigo ga chotto warkimasu
Incorrect-
I understand english
/Nihongo wa wakarimasu
Makes it sound like you're comparing to something else like i'm good at Japanese... but not Korean/something else
-This GA particle is also used for describing someone's appearance
Misa has brown eyes
/Misa wa me GA chairoi desu
Misa has brown hair
/Misa wa kami GA chairoi desu
-Doesn't have to be about color. It can be any description
John has a big nose
/John wa hana ga ookii desu
Akane has beautiful eyes
/Akane wa me ga kirei desu
You have beautiful eyes
/Me ga kirei desu ne
You have a beautiful smile
/Eigao (smile) ga suteki (lovely) desu ne
-If you use wa it sounds like you're comparing the person's smile to something else. Sounds like their other stuff is ugly, contrasting to the adjective you use
Japan's capital is tokyo
/Nihon wa tokyo ga shato desu
-When talking about a sense of feeling then you also use GA particle
Something hurts
/Blah blah ga itai
My head hurts
/Atama ga itai
My arm hurts
/Ude ga itai
I have a headache, but not a sore throat:
/Atama wa itai kedo nodo (throat) wa itakunai.
-Both above are typed right, they're both WA
My hands are cold(describing a sense in animate so use GA)
/Te ga tsumetai
My face is hot
/Kao ga atsui
If something is cold (inanimate so we use wa)
/Something wa tsumetai
If you're hungry
/Onaka ga suita
I'm thirsty
/Nodo ga kawaita
-When subject is not a person but a object (nonliving) -You would use a ga particle w/ a verb
Did you have breakfast?
/Sara wa asagohan o tabeta?
I woke up at 7
/Watashi no shichiji (7 o clock) ni okimashita
Where did kate go?
She went shopping
/Kato wa kaimono ni ikimashita.
When object is the subject then a tire went flat...
/Tire ga pankushita (to be punctured).
-Not really trying to emphasize but b/c there is an animate object w/ a verb
-When using action verb aside from desu and the subject is an object/inanimate
Ex. to break/to go flat/ to eat / to wake up / to hit
the tire went flat
the window broke
the toilet doesn't flush
-We would use GA for all above scenarios
Again, we use ga particle w/ verbs
/Tire wa pankusuru
The flower had withered
/Hana ga kareta (kareru verb for wither).
My voice is hoarse
/Koe ga kareta
It is raining
/Ame ga furu
It's snowing
/Yuki ga furu
It's (continuously) snowing right now
/Yuki ga futeru (present continuous form)
-If you say yuki WA futeru then it sounds like it's not snowing but it's raining or something else
It takes time
/Jikan ga kakaru
It takes an hour
/Ichijikan kakaru
-If it's a specific length of time you can omit the ga
It takes an hour to get to new york
/New York made ichijikan kakaru
The toilet won't flush
/Toire ga nagaranai
My finger broke
/Yubi ga oreta
-When we tell something new or it's on the news then we use GA
News may not be emphasizing something but it's introducing something new. It doesn't have to be something important at all, just small is fine. It could be happy or sad news. For example... Tanaka san fell or my baby said mama for the first time.
The cat just farted!
/Neka ga onarashita!
-If I want to talk about some new about myself
I went to london
-We don't really want to say watashi ga... we would just say:
london ni ikimashita / itta
-Usually about someone or something else (inanimate) we would use ga particle.
You could say something as a statement like this below with WA... however, if you want someone to be excited then you would use GA because it's big news!
Nancy got pregnant...
/Nancy wa ninshinshita...
Nancy got pregnant!!!
/Nancy ga ninshinshita!!!
Summary on when to use GA:
-Emphasis on the word before the ga (WHO did~)
-"Non-living thing" is the subject
-News
-Appearance
-Sense
-With words like jouzu/heta/suki/kirai/wakaru
Summary on when to use WA:
-The FOCUS/What the seaker wnats to tell is after the WA
-Change of the topic
-What about~? or How about you?
-Shows contrast with words like jouzu/heta/suki/kirai/wakaru
Thank you so much for this!!
What Misa is referring to at 30:18 is particle usage for passive versus transitive verbs. It's really useful for identifying a verbs you've never seen before.
The classic example is 落とす (おとす) vs 落ちる(おちる) On their own, you can't tell which one is passive and which one is transitive, but if you're studying with sentences, it becomes clear.
ボールを落とした (I dropped the ball)
ボールが落ちた (The ball fell)
Larissa Glines Good point 😊
@Larissa Glines "Passive" is *not* the opposite of "transitive". Both your examples are in active voice. The only difference is the first verb is transitive and the second intransitive.
Oh you mean active and mediopassive?
More than transitive and intransitive, I think it's best to think them as other-move (subject acting on someone else) and self-move
Cure Dolly did an awesome video on the topic
Thank you for not including romaji!
Panic!!! On Ice Nice username
Yes!
Yes! I agree! Romaji only hinders the beginner's learning.
I learned way more from this video about は vs が then I did in my Japanese class. ありがとうございます！
OMG Misa Sensei. This is very helpful. Thanks so much for making this.
She is not misa
I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.
@@Nepnar 彼女がみさだよね
PERSONAL TIMESTAMP
2:30 Emphasis of WA
3:45 Emphasis of GA
16:23 GA Used for likes and dislikes
18:20 WA for contrast when used with likes and dislikes
19:55 GA used for adjectives Jouzu and heta
21:39 GA for verb wakaru
22:40 GA used to describe the appearance of a part of someone
25:30 GA used for describing a place's something, etc
27:08 GA used for senses
29:10 GA for non-living objects (Intransitive verbs kana?)
33:50 GA used for news
なるほど…
E.A. Nanes - not sure why, but that made me laugh lol after that whoooole video, that's your only response 😂😂😂
@@JGirDesu Would it have been funnier if she said そう... ? XD
@@nuha1018_ Agreed!! Lol
@@JGirDesu JGirです
@@ADeeSHUPA You're the only one to notice in my entire time on CZcams ;)
Thank you so much for making this video! You’re a life saver, nothing online has ever gone into that much detail. :)
I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.
This is the single BEST basic explanation of wa vs ga on the entire internet. You have saved me from a lot of confusion. English is a stress-timed language, we DO have wa and ga, it consists of the verbal emphasis we put on certain words in a sentence to subtly change the sentence's meaning. You can only explain it verbally to an English speaker, and this is a massive help.
You are really an amazing teacher. It makes so much sense when you teach!
You are so helpful! The best on CZcams!
Thanks so much for the effort Misa Sensei! We learners really appreciate it!
Omg...that lesson was a masterpiece...Thank you
Thank you, Misa. This was way more than helpful. I struggled with the ga particle but you explained it very clearly. Thanks again!
You explained this better than every textbook or website I've ever encountered. Thank you for the video!
I have struggled with this for so long, thanks for making this and using such easy examples to help!!
Misa Sensei , please don’t ever stop! You are blessing for people like me who can’t access these over priced watered down Japanese lessons . You are amazing !❤
Best japanese Teacher ever! Wish I had her in middle school.
My truly respects to Misa 先生
MISA you are the BEST teaching 先生 ever!!!!!! Please keep teaching us I want to keep knowing more japanese
These lessons are the best. In depth and a lot of humor.
This is probably the best guide ever to this topic! Thank you for your work!
ありがとうございます!! I started learning Japanese on Duolingo and it doesn't explain things like this, and I've been so confused about when to use these and how to use them properly!
i use duolingo too
i just want to know have you learnt japanese from it
@@saddy2911 you get what you put in. meaning, i do one lesson every day, and i try to never miss a lesson. but duolingo doesn't give you everything, you also have to go to places like this teacher's youtube channel, to get further insight and clarification. that said, duolingo has taught me way more japanese than i ever knew before, and if you want to learn it's a good place to start!
@@alexanderjones5109 thanks it helped
@@alexanderjones5109 Also, don't forget to write LOTS of Kanji! Kanji Study is great for that.
This was so incredibly helpful. In my Japanese class in college, I was taught to use "ga" with objects and "wa" with nouns. There was no other discussion than that and I still felt confused having to remember all the exceptions. Now it makes perfect sense. Thank you!
このビデオ本当にありがとう！すごく分かりやすいです。
This was SO USEFUL!! Such a clear explanation. Thank you so much Misa!
Can I give more than one thumb up? Even though it's a long video, you gave many practical and clear examples. I get it now. If I get confused again, I will watch again! In English, it's like "She is good at singing" (が ) versus "Singing, she's good at" (は). P.S. Your Umbreon is so adorable!
I very like your video, you're the best teacher that I know
いつも良くて可愛いね! 💌💌💌
I finally got it!! You're a great teacher !! You explain everything very well !!
Your teaching style is very effective, thanks!
I’m so lucky that I started learning Japanese for 3 weeks and I found your channel! Each video you made is like a bible for me. It never fails to amaze me. Thank you soooo much!
As someone who's eight months in and just finding her, she's a god.
Thank you so much! I'm trying to learn Japanese on my own, and having autism makes this even more difficult (I struggle with focus, chances to practice and understanding some parts of text books because of how they're written and laid out). I could understand it well. The visuals helped a lot, as well as the examples.
ほんとうにありがとうございます 🙏🏻
Thank you for this video. Your hard work is definitely appreciated.
Misaaaa omg thanks sooooo much . I am studying japanese since 4 years and its so harf to.tell the diference
You're the best teacher ever! Btw your editing was so great in this video ^_^ It would be great if you make a lesson about conditionals in the future. ありがとうございます😊
みさ先生はconditionalsのレッソンを教えてください。
レッスン*
@@ketchup901 lesson*
I hope you are at a intermediate level now by watching her videos.
@@BiGSmoke-.- Yes, I'm gonna take the jlpt n3 this summer😉
You are such a great teacher! You explain really well and the color coded lettering is super helpful!
omg I've been wondering about that my whole life!! Thank you very much for making this video!! It's so helpful. Keep going~
I love your work. Keep up your excellent videos!
as always, misa sensei is the best
やはりみさ先生はさいこう
やはりみさ先生【が】さいこうです
remember 'ga' particle is used to emphasize that 'misa sensei' is the best
Rydernia Pendraig
ありがとうございました ☺😚
Yep. To me, as a Japanese, ミサ先生"は"最高 sounds more natural because he is supposed to mean a "general fact" with the は particle.
1.やはり、みさ先生（は）さいこう（だな）it's like Re-recognition
2.やはり、みさ先生（が）さいこう
it's like only misa is best.
I'm Japanese,sorry my English is difficult to understand bro
what is the や and the さいこう mean (im currently learning japanese and it would be helpful to know)?
Man, every single question I look up it always comes up with your videos, and they always answer my questions! Its like you know!
The best explanation of ha vs ga that I have ever seen. Thank you so much, great job!
hahaaha I cracked when she said "dingdong" XD
Misa sensei, do you have lesson regarding location particle NI and HE ? if not can you make one please...thanks
Harry Isa
I’ve always heard it explained that へ places more emphasis on the direction, whereas に emphasizes the location itself. I think there is some overlap in where they can be used though
This video is so complete! Thank you very much for this.
I love your tutorials! THANK YOU SO MUCH
Could you maybe do a video on ordering food in Japanese? I love your videos! You’ve been a great help! :)
Jasmijn Smits I would love to know how to order omakase from an itamae at a sushi counter 😄
“John’s ding dong being small “ - Sorry, this is hilarious 😂
This video is fantastic!! I've been stuck on this for a while and I super appreciate this lesson
I can see how much effort was put into this video. Thank you so much again, Misa-sensei
ありがとう you helped me out alot. It's kinda hard to learn Japanese without talking to anyone and without taking classes
you should say 有難うございます to a stranger。
Please, please, please, do more conjugations, like causative form, etc. Since I've run out of your videos in the beginner grammar series, I've been learning from other sources, but nothing really matches your level of explanation and detail.
Also, ah, for lack of better phrasing, nuance conjugations? (i.e. expressing gratitude/regret/lack of intent through verbal suffices like ちゃう, くれる, etc). I don't really know the proper name for this sort of thing, but I'm hoping that makes sense.
Thank you so much for the videos! Nothing compares.
Such a great video!!! Thank you for the detailed explanation!!!
this is very helpful! I wish your channel the best!!!
OH thank you so much I have no diffuculty at all to understand how japanese works but that was turning me crazy hontouni arigatou gozaimashita
22:20
Can you also use the particle の to specify what I’m trying to describe about the person?
Like; みさ の 目 は 茶色 です
Also, in this case, is the use of は correct? Or should I use が? I believe は is correct here but I have my doubts since I’m just starting to learn to form sentences.
Also I want to say that this video is great, it seems so simple when you start to learn sentences because you only know “は” but once you get introduced to the particle “が” it gets tricky. I was VERY confused with these two particles, I didn’t know when should I use は or が.
Thank you so much!
I think the sentence is correct and the particle depends on what do you want to emphasize
Yep, pretty sure both are correct, just different emphasis. So for example if someone asked you what color her eyes are (みさの目は何色ですか？) you could emphasize the color with みさの目は茶色です, or if someone asked you what part of misa is brown (weird question maybe but let's roll with it anyway), you could emphasize her eyes with みさの目が茶色です
By the way, you should probably put さん after her name, "みささん", or it would be considered rude unless you are good friends or something.
SO helpful! Finally know the difference between these two particles!
Misa-sensei has a gift for teaching. Amazing clarity and insight!
It must be so much work editing a video like this. Deseve more, for sure. And you're cute!
arigato♥
One of the best explanations of the differences between "wa" and "ga" anywhere. Thank you.
i have been watching Misa's sensei lesson from the 1st to here. You can clearly sees the confidence in her improving to such drastic level. Thank you for teaching us
i always get uncomfortable when misa stares into my soul during these videos
Thank you for not including romaji!!!
Raven B it’s kind of scary how easy it is to read hiragana after sometime. Not including romaji kind of makes people have to memorize hiragana and katakana(katakana is harder than hiragana in my opinion)
Stop complaining and go study the kanas
Caleb Sousa I already know the kanas. That didn’t take too much time. All I’m saying is some people still haven’t and for them it’s very hard.
So they should learn the kanas
How is someone willing to bash into the grammar of a language if they don't even knwo the bascis to read/write in that language? It's illogical
A 40 minute long video with detailed explanation- must have been a lot of work! Thank you, Misa!
Thank you for a very thorough video! ありがとうございます！
I thought "what kind of person..."
"Donna hito"
For some reason I make more mistakes with Ga and O topic marker. For example...Nihongo o benkyou shimasu, but Nihongo Ga suki desu. 私は日本語を勉強します,私は日本が好きです. I also keep making mistakes with the verb Aimasu..会う I keep using DE instead of Ni with aimasu.私は友人に会うためで横浜に行きました...In my head Yokohama is a place so I should useで, but itsに. Japanese is not easy.
The "ni" particle is used when going from one to another (going to a place, coming to a place, giving to a person, receiving from a person, etc.) the "de" particle is harder for me to explain, but it is used when an action takes place in a certain area (eating at a restaurant, studying at home, acting at a place). So, I guess you can look at it like "ni" is like "to" and "de" (when used with locations) is like "at"
If this felt condescending, I apologize.
This is actually the tricky exception when comparing to English. In English "to like/love" is a verb, but in japanese 好きな is a na-adjective! Thus, you cannot use the を particle to it, as it is not a verb. That's why you have to use が. Just remember, with 好きです, always が, particle. Simple as that :v
Also, the "de" particle is used when describing a tool or means of doing something. For example when talking about riding a bike, driving a car, etc. you will say 車で . Or in other example, "I wrote a letter with a pencil" 鉛筆で手紙を書いた。
Same here. Sometimes, I'm not sure if I should say 「日本語(が/は)勉強してます」or 「日本語を勉強してます」. I don't have trouble between で and に, but I do have trouble between へ and に.
Your channel is a blessing.
You're right! This really is the only lesson that I need! 5 minutes in and I already finally understood it. You've explained so clearly yet in a simple way. So thanks! :3
So if someone asks me what that is and I say: "This is a *fox*" Then I use ha. Kore wa kitsune desu.
And if someone says:"This is a fox" and points on a cat and I point on a fox and say:"*This* is a fox" I have to use ga. Kore ga kitsune desu.
What're you gonna do if there's no fox lol
Poor John...
Great explanation, thank you Misa!
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO SOO MUCH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
like for naruto > sasuke :D
was looking for this comment
So in japanese writing, is it annoying if you keep stating watashi? Or is that only in speaking? Or a little bit of both 😂😭
You don't really have to state pronouns because it's going to be obvious what you're talking in the context you're saying
When you introduce yourself, you should start off with 私 so people know what you're going to talk about. After that, you can omit the subject if it's about you.
This is the most informative & easy to understand guide about this issue. Thank you very much! :)
Hello Misa, you are the best teacher on youtube I've come across!
Also Misa-san, when describing someone or something, instead of は, couldn't you also use の? As in:
イタリアのピザがおいしいです。
or
みさの髪がちゃいろいです。
I was just wondering the same thing :'D
I think yes, but you would use the wa particle instead of ga in this case:
イタリアのピザはおいしいです。
Also, it then becomes a simple "A wa B desu" type construction, and it means "Italian pizza is tasty ", instead of "Italy has tasty pizza". Sensei can correct me if I'm wrong.
Saekka I think using の is a belonging like for example, "Yuki no nekko." = "Yuki's cat." = "ゆきのねっこ。" Maybe it could also mean describing someone or something but I'm not sure. Sorry that's what all I can say.
^ true, but it seemed plausible to use it for body parts as well. I'm pretty sure I've heard it used like this before, hmm...
イタリアはピザがおいしいです - talking about Italy mainly and telling what Italy is like.
イタリアのピザはおいしいです。 is also correct but the topic of the sentence is "Italian PIZZA". :3 This sentence is describing what Italian pizza tastes like. (delicious or nasty...)
You lost me when you said Naruto was better than Sasuke...
JK, great video.
Thank you SO much for this lesson, it's really clear and well-explained, definitely the best one i've ever seen about this topic
Omg, best teacher ever! I finally understood the difference between the two particles 👍
I wonder if she learned english from a British teacher 🤔