The Complete JLPT N5 Grammar Video(Game) Textbook

Every single Japanese grammar point from the JLPT N5 level explained in one definitive video textbook that looks at over 100 different examples of grammar usage, covering over 60 different video games from throughout video game history. Master the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5 Level with the help of video games!!

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◆ Executive Producer ◆
Nexseptia, Frodeul, Joseph Simcox, Scissors! 61!

◆ Elite ◆
Anna Baumeister, Jason Dahl, Blake Henderson, Erik Campuzano, Elro1822

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

[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!

[eduardolufte]

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

[vroomfondel]

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!

[grant]

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

[matthewhayes]

I cannot believe this exists. THANK YOU!

[homiesmol]

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]

[nathanielscreativecollecti]

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]

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!

[seamew]

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

[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

[Miechiskege]

I have to admit I wasn't expecting much when I opened this video but I have been blown away by how capable you are as an educator/content creator. You made everything so easy to understand with content and context. Everything flowed nicely into each other. All around a great video. I definitely recommend giving it a watch. Thank you for your time and hard work.

[goobandz]

this guy is a legend, I hope this channel receives the views that it deserves.

[privatelaughter]

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.

[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.

[aminakhan]

This is not only an incredibly concise introduction to Japanese grammar, but also entertaining and watchable. One of the best-quality materials I've seen to any language. As someone who spends more time studying more poorly-supported languages like Khmer and Guarani, I'm coming to admire Japanese language instruction the same way I admire Japanese aesthetics or architecture. I wonder if there's any other culture on Earth so dedicated to doing things correctly.

[DodderingOldMan]

I occasionally make an effort to start learning Japanese and give up after an hour or two, but by God I'm subscribing to this channel just because of the amount of effort that went into this video and what a good idea it is.

[روانتوس]

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

[AZNsensation]

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

[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