Japanese Word Order - Relative Clause (Part 1)

In this lesson, you will learn about the word order in Japanese and how to use relative clauses.

Chapters
00:00 - How to say "Happy New Year"
00:31 - What is "Relative Clause"?
01:13 - Sakuraco & TokyoTreat
03:15 - Relative Clause examples
09:04 - "Pikachu wearing a stylish hat seems happy"
11:11 - NO MASU form
13:41 - Examples from the anime "Gurren Laggan"
17:45 - Kamina's 2nd phrase from EP8
19:51 - Death Note Rule Example (Passive form)

Quotes from Gurren Laggan & Death Note!
"Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me! Believe in the Kamina who believes in you!"
「自分を信じるな！俺を信じろ！お前を信じる俺を信じろ！！」
jibun wo shinjiru na! ore wo shinjiro! omae wo shinjiru ore wo shinjiro!!

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
「このノートに名前を書かれた人間は死ぬ。」
kono nooto ni namae o kakareta ningen wa shinu.

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19:37 - In case you don’t want to know the quote by Kamina in EP8

[bertstein]

Hi Misa,

Firstly, I want to express my heartfelt thanks for all the amazing educational content you've been sharing. Your videos have been incredibly helpful, and I truly appreciate the effort you put into them.

I've noticed that things seem a bit challenging for you lately. It's great to hear that you're seeking support – taking that step is really important and commendable.

While I'm no expert, I've found that sometimes, alongside professional help, focusing on basic self-care can be beneficial. Just as in language learning, where mastering complex grammar is challenging without a solid foundation in the basics, similarly in life, addressing deeper challenges can be more effective when we've taken care of fundamental aspects of our well-being. Simple things like ensuring enough sleep (which helps with emotional regulation and cognitive function), eating a balanced diet (getting all the needed nutrients), staying active (great for stress relief, mood improvement, and very important for brain health), getting some sunlight (vital for vitamin D and circadian rhythm regulation), and keeping up social connections (essential for emotional support and a sense of belonging) are often overlooked, yet they can lay the groundwork for significant improvements.

Please know that this isn't meant to be a lecture or an assumption about your situation. These are just some principles I thought to share, which could potentially be helpful to anyone facing tough times, based on what I've learned and experienced.

Wishing you all the best and looking forward to your next video!

[aaronpinkham]

Beautiful singing voice 😌 Thank you for another great video みさ先生🙏　You gave me the confidence to try learning the Japanese language. One of your older videos, you said “I want you to take out a pen and paper and practice this”.😂 I felt scolded by the teacher and did exactly that! I’m 4 months into my journey and feel stuck in “vocabulary land”, but I like to watch the “bigger picture” type videos too; particles, verbs, adjectives, sentence structure and such. I’m understanding much more clearly lately. Thank you so much for the hard work you do❤

[rolizgames]

This has gotta be one of the most important grammar points for me. After this I feel like I can read 10x better and understand much more text than before just because of this simple sentence construct! I can't believe I haven't seen more tutorials on this within the 4 months I've been learning Japanese!

[mrrandomdude]

Hope you´re doing well Misa, I was really worried because of the earthquake if you were ok. ( not sure if you were in Japan, but still ) Now I´m a little worried about your weight as you mentioned, you´re the best teacher and an incredible person. Please be careful. ♥

[FloRiLLAZ]

Focusing on your lesson was a bit difficult this time, but NOT because of the way doing your lessons. It was because of your health problems wich i understand very well, because since the beginning of 2023 i have some health problems too, but it gets better. So i believe in you and wish you all the best! I´m glad that you exist and im very grateful for lessons they help me A LOT! 🙂

[NessMJones]

Love the lesson as always.Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is top tier anime, and that quote is gold. It bums me out when I hear my favorite Japanese teacher isn't feeling well. Hope your doing ok. Keep up the good work, your lessons are very helpful.

[loralinebrabant]

今回も教えてくれてありがとうございます。
みさ先生は本当にすごいです。
さすがです。😊

I was so happy to see that you uploaded ! I watch your videos everyday, and they always cheer me up.

I am so so sorry to hear that you're going through something difficult. I hope you'll get better soon, and that you'll get everything you need.

I am so grateful for your videos. The subtitles are amazing, and it really shows that you put lots of work and care into your videos.

Thank you for everything. I wish you all the great things in life.
❤❤❤

[tryrugby]

Misa, I have been watching you for about 4 years. You are my "go to" on Youtube, among other Japanese learner sources to learn Japanese. Although you point out that you have lost weight, I wanted to let you know that you look very well. I hope your health will prosper in 2024 and I hope to see more of your very helpful videos for at least 4 years more. Please accept my best wishes for your health and happiness!!

[OldManDoom]

Misa seems very animated these days. Love the energy and charisma is off the charts!

[abbyjentson]

I always wondered why even in formal sentences, some verbs were spoken informally. And this video clears it up!
いつも教えてくれてありがとうございます

[johnbull]

I'm really so sorry that your health is so poor. I want you to know how appreciated your videos are and how much you are helping people. Thank you, for being such a lovely girl!

[uchihasayuri]

I miss watching videos from you. I have watched most of your videos already, I’m going back and watching/and rewatching videos to keep up with grammar and vocabulary, etc. Hope to see you here on YouTube again soon, Misa sensei

[ruthannemarie]

you've been so helpful for the past 4 years to me and to many others for much longer. thank you for that!
I hope you are able to enjoy good food and feel better about your health! Stay strong and rest when you are tired <3 we love you!

[oivinf]

Thank you so much for your videos, Misa! I especially enjoyed your unexpected singing 😅
Whatever it is you're going through, please know your community is here for you!
ありがとう、先生！頑張ってください！

[laurafaes]

Welcome back Misa 先生！I just wanted to say that if it wasn't for your lessons, I wouldn't have been able to get better at Japanese... Your videos always keep me motivated, and determined to always keep going. Thanks to you, I could even go to Japan someday! (yayyy!) I'll support you as much as possible and always appreciate what you do for the language community. 本当に感謝している！ありがとうございます

[iamtraditi]

Thank you so much for this video! I’d been wondering for the last week or so about how to form more complex sentences like this, and your explanation knocked it out of the park :)

I really like how you ensure that before an exercise ((e.g. “The person watching this video is smart.”)), you have given all the necessary vocabulary to the student so that they can really focus on and understand the grammar. ((Even if the student has terrible vocabulary, like me!))
It’s a really effective teaching strategy, and it leaves the student feeling really rewarded when they put the puzzle together :)
((I’ll be taking inspiration in my own teaching work :) ))

I really see this helping me as I listen and read more Japanese. Thank you, Misa :)

Take good care of yourself!

[luuktommyjansen]

I was seriously just searching for this the other day!! And now my favorite teacher uploads a video on it. Thanks Misa!!

[AnnaHans]

I relate on the weight gain struggles! I've struggled with this all my life, but luckily I have made good progress recently. I've gone from 95 pounds to 110 pounds in 3 months. I already feel so much better, my goal weight by the end of this year is 150.

My brother is also trying to gain weight, he has superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, which is a really painful and dangerous disorder people can get from being underweight. Only way to cure it is through weight gain. But people with SMA struggle to keep food down because an artery is compressing the duodenum from a lack of fat, making it difficult for food to pass through.

He has already gained 10 pounds in a month, which is huge progress. If someone with SMA can do this, anyone can!

Anyway, thank you for the amazing video as always Misa sensei. I clicked on it the moment it popped up in my notifs ❤

[dedetheartzyfan]

you’re such a good teacher Misa 日本語を教えてくれて本当にありがとうございます！