Examples to clarify: (I) WENT to buy flowers - (I) VISITED my aunt (and) - now (I will) GO home. 花 を 買い に 行って - 叔母 を 訪ねて - これから 家 に 帰る よ hana wo kai ni ITTE - oba wo TAZUNETE - korekara ie ni KAERU yo • WHY are we interpreting the previous 2 lines as PAST FORM if the last one is in PLAIN FORM? 🤨 Didn't I say that the last verb of the sentence sets the tense of the whole thing? The difference here is that there's a WORD in the last section that indicates TIME, and that is これから「korekara」which is interpreted as "(from) now". This implies that the past two lines aren't necessarily in the same tense as the last one, since this "(from) now" seems to create a time division between first two lines and the last one. Think of it this way: Because the last line has been distinguished with "(from) now", it could mean that the previous two are not in a "(from) now" time. So, it becomes ambiguous. Note: これから「korekara」or any word that specifies time can cause this. • If that's the case, couldn't this be interpreted as: "I go to buy flowers, I visit my aunt, now I will go home" too? YES, it could also be interpreted like this (it sounds kinda weird even in English though), always look out for the context! As I mentioned in the video, the Te form doesn't indicate any particular tense. When we find a sequence like this, look for any time specifications, if there isn't any in our radar, we can safely assume the overall tense is the tense of the last verb. Join our discord community if you wanna help us create more of these, we'll be happy so answer your questions. Link in the description. See you soon~
I have been struggling with even the sheer scope and concept of japanese, the way you articulate and simplify it is well done. Im gonna continue the struggle bus but amazing videos, i watched them all
yo just wanna say, im an animator (for anime) and i started my jp study journey exactly this week because i'll need it when I move to japan after college (and to work), i wanna thank you for making me enjoy it more !! these are awesome and ill be coming back to the channel often
First video of yours i’m seeing. Loving the way you’re dissecting things, it’s really keeping things interesting! If I may suggest something, it’d be great to have a bit more time to process the information (sure, you mention we can take screenshots but things are going a bit fast). You’re sharing so much wisdom that I couldn’t register everything 😅 Still, loved it and subscribed right away! 次の動画楽しみね！
We're back! We've been struggling trying to find more efficient ways to explain "difficult" grammar points, we we've achieved it successfully. 💯✨ Grammar videos coming out soon.
Examples to clarify:
(I) WENT to buy flowers - (I) VISITED my aunt (and) - now (I will) GO home.
花 を 買い に 行って - 叔母 を 訪ねて - これから 家 に 帰る よ
hana wo kai ni ITTE - oba wo TAZUNETE - korekara ie ni KAERU yo
• WHY are we interpreting the previous 2 lines as PAST FORM if the last one is in PLAIN FORM? 🤨
Didn't I say that the last verb of the sentence sets the tense of the whole thing?
The difference here is that there's a WORD in the last section that indicates TIME, and that is これから「korekara」which is interpreted as "(from) now".
This implies that the past two lines aren't necessarily in the same tense as the last one, since this "(from) now" seems to create a time division between first two lines and the last one.
Think of it this way:
Because the last line has been distinguished with "(from) now", it could mean that the previous two are not in a "(from) now" time. So, it becomes ambiguous.
Note:
これから「korekara」or any word that specifies time can cause this.
• If that's the case, couldn't this be interpreted as: "I go to buy flowers, I visit my aunt, now I will go home" too?
YES, it could also be interpreted like this (it sounds kinda weird even in English though), always look out for the context!
As I mentioned in the video, the Te form doesn't indicate any particular tense. When we find a sequence like this, look for any time specifications, if there isn't any in our radar, we can safely assume the overall tense is the tense of the last verb.
Join our discord community if you wanna help us create more of these, we'll be happy so answer your questions. Link in the description. See you soon~
Thanks!
It's a pleasure 🍷✨
Seriously, I absolutely love these videos! They’re so helpful!
THANK YOU~~! You guys lift us up 🙇♂️💕
I have been struggling with even the sheer scope and concept of japanese, the way you articulate and simplify it is well done. Im gonna continue the struggle bus but amazing videos, i watched them all
yo just wanna say, im an animator (for anime) and i started my jp study journey exactly this week because i'll need it when I move to japan after college (and to work), i wanna thank you for making me enjoy it more !! these are awesome and ill be coming back to the channel often
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I love your videos, always informative!
Glad to see you around ✨♥
First video of yours i’m seeing. Loving the way you’re dissecting things, it’s really keeping things interesting!
If I may suggest something, it’d be great to have a bit more time to process the information (sure, you mention we can take screenshots but things are going a bit fast). You’re sharing so much wisdom that I couldn’t register everything 😅
Still, loved it and subscribed right away!
次の動画楽しみね！
HMMM... yeah we're probably rushing some sections now that you mention it. I just noted it down, tysm for the comment!
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what happened to the weekly videos? it's been a whole month
We're back! We've been struggling trying to find more efficient ways to explain "difficult" grammar points, we we've achieved it successfully. 💯✨
Grammar videos coming out soon.
@@ishidoku glad to hear it
Keep up the Good work!