Lesson 14: All About Adverbs: Mo Particle Secret; and more Alice!

Japanese adverbs and the real meaning of the mo particle are among the things covered in this continuation of the Alice narrative lessons.▼See More ▼

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[organicjapanesewithcuredol]

I hope you enjoy today's lesson. After a lot of discussion (and holding a poll on my Patreon), I decided to use quite a lot more kanji on the story text. I have tried to make the furigana bigger and bolder. Please don't be nervous of it. You don't need to learn it all at this stage (though it really is worth starting to get used to the simpler ones). To anyone moderately familiar with early kanji the all-kana text can look quite hard to read (it is surprising how quickly one becomes kanji-minded - they really are fundamental to the language). It is because a lot of people found that and asked me to increase the kanji that I have done so, but I am trying to make it approachable to people with and without some basic kanji.

A little story on how "comfortable" kanji quickly become (or how "uncomfortable" being without them gets). In my first year of learning Japanese I picked up an old copy of Pokemon Fire Red (my first Japanese game with an appreciable amount of text). It was in all-hiragana with spaces. I had to give up on it because the lack of kanji made it so difficult to read! It isn't that I am a kanji wizard, and I certainly wasn't one of those people who learn thousands of kanji before I started. I picked them up as I went along but they quickly become part of one's way of "seeing" Japanese.

[jj-czrq]

I know she won't see this but I have to say the sound at 10:05 scared the life out of me. I've enjoyed your lessons very much. Thank you. Rest in Peace.

[PadresEnjoyer]

I still cannot express how much more I enjoy these videos than Genki. Truly a blessing on this world. RIP Cure Dolly 先生

[k_alex]

At first I was opposed to lessons based on a story but now I have changed my mind completely.

[orangegab]

The jump into alternate history was quite the experience, 10/10

[Matthew-pnqu]

I cannot say enough how much I appreciate that all these amazing videos are free. This shows Dolly-sensei's genuine passion about the subject and spreading this passion to other people. RIP.

[jeomaxx]

haha i like that you dont give out the translation right away so i that i have time to challenge myself to try and translate them xD

[axelkeuchel]

Thanks a lot for another enjoyable and informative lesson. Two things I really like about it: first of all - as you‘ve already mentioned - the use of Kanji. It is exactly as you‘ve stated, the use of Kanji makes reading Japanese so much easier! The second thing I like is, you‘re explaining the grammar by using a real novel, not just some easy reading text to explain a singular grammar topic. This is really helpful and interesting. So again, thank you so much for your work. お疲れ様でした！

[fyoudoru]

What a brilliant explanation of that ~たことに thing. Before watching this, I barely could understand that kind of grammar, only by context, but had no idea of how it actually works. And it is so... brilliantly simple. Once again, thank you.

[BeingQuiShawn]

this is literally a gold mine!! Thank you Dolly Sensei, RIP. Also, I have found that it's taking some time to really learn each lessons and soak it up. I have been making notes in my iPhone notes app and might even go back to watch again. Anyone have study tips they found helpful? I'm also listening to the Nihongo Con Teppei podcast and reading some graded readers between lessons to see where things make more sense... Good luck everyone!!

[Andreas-smrx]

English is my second language, and my native language doesn't distiguish between adjectives and adverbs, so I always had trouble understanding their place in grammar.
This totally cleared it up.

[wreigh]

I was confused with the noun + に, I was thinking that it somehow a target of an action but it's not since there's the 穴に...
But when you said that, it acts an adjective, I remembered the pattern of "na-adjectives" that was taught to me!!!
Where I was taught to turn まじめな into まじめに! My past Japanese learning experience really left a huge confusion...
Thank you Cure Dolly Sensei for your contents! I'm really learning very well now!

[realityDUBSTEP]

Like three things clicked for me in this video. I feel like this is a recurrence with each video I watch from dolly sensei

[thegingenesis]

Never seen such a Diamond in the rough.

[AbnerSenires]

Rewatching this just reminded me: have you made a video on the nuances of using の vs. こと? I recall the nominalizing の video but did you have one yet talking about both? Thanks for this series. Best explanations I've come across. Please keep up the great work.

[Kokush]

Mo-chan is so cute <3.

Also, しつもんがある
Why is　おどろく in the past tense in the last sentence ?

Thoses lessons are a godsend, Thanks a lot.

[Magnemite_]

the alternate version of alice in wonderland where alice decided not to follow the rabbit and instead went back to her sister and continued her life as normal would have been an absolute bestseller, i'm sure

[samsmith]

When I finally learn all the fricken grammer there's always more

[randerhaywood]

Oddly a video explaining も, it finally clicked why は can be a horrible particle compared to が when giving a compliment. I always heard that は can be for contrast, but it finally made sense. This channel is saving me from は vs が!

[AS-newu]

10:05 I dont want to swear but I got spooked af.