Japanese Verb Conjugation Made EASY - How to Conjugate Godan Verbs【五段活用】

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  • Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
  • 五段活用 or Godan Conjugation (Genki refers to them as U verbs) makes conjugating Japanese verbs into 9 different forms a BREEZE. In this video, I break down ALL of the different forms used in Godan Conjugation (五段活用 ごだんかつよう) giving you their Japanese name, as well as how to use them. By the end of this video, you should be able to conjugate ANY Godan verb into 9 different forms listed below.
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    0:00 Intro
    0:33 What are Godan Verbs?
    2:10 How to make conjugations stems using Godan Conjugatoin
    2:41 Start of the PRACTICAL section
    2:59 U (う) Row (終止形 and 連体形)
    3:40 I (い) Row (連用形)
    4:57 A (あ) Row (未然形)
    5:27 E (え) Row (命令形, 仮定形, 可能形)
    6:10 O (お) Row (意向形)
    6:44 Using "To speak" to demonstrate the rules
    7:44 SINGLE EXCEPTION to the rule (Verbs that end in う)
    9:12 PRACTICE FOR YOU!

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  • @ToKiniAndy
    @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +292

    Yes. I'm aware that I said, "column" instead of "row" about 50 times.

    • @downey2294
      @downey2294 3 года назад +13

      in the Netherlands we have a proverb.
      even the best horse will sometimes stumble

    • @esteemedyams
      @esteemedyams Год назад +1

      Is the ~Te form a kind of conjugation too?

    • @sunny-my9ng
      @sunny-my9ng Год назад

      yes it is!

    • @yoricreator
      @yoricreator Год назад

      Lol I didn’t even notice

  • @sarahenglish2740
    @sarahenglish2740 3 года назад +290

    Knowing a language and being able to teach it are two different things. You really are a very good teacher.

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +25

      I do my best! Thank you for watching this one too. =)

    • @cookingflies4218
      @cookingflies4218 2 года назад +3

      @@ToKiniAndy yeah, learning japanese is one thing but teaching it is another, thank you for this video!

  • @Neseku
    @Neseku 2 года назад +136

    I can't physically understand why this video only has a few thousand views. He deserves so much more recognition. Thank you so much bro! I'm sharing this.

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  2 года назад +5

      Thank you!
      I think it's the thumbnail. I need to make a better one. Heh

    • @garychan3663
      @garychan3663 Год назад

      yes , Teacher has made much effort to do it , it deserve much more views , I hope it will come soon

  • @Come2Japan
    @Come2Japan 3 года назад +103

    I spent tens of thousands of dollars on formal Japanese education in college and they didn’t teach it this way and now I’m sad......haha! This makes so much more sense!!!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +19

      It worked out in the end at least!
      But yeah, I don't get why we aren't taught this way.
      Thanks for watching!

  • @cantinoch9579
    @cantinoch9579 3 года назад +15

    Another thing that's made my life learning Japanese so much easier is learning Kanji radicals. People keep telling me it's useless to learn then, but I can at least memorize a new Kanji so much easier than before I learned the small amount of radicals I know that consists of the ones marked as important on Kanji alive.

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +10

      Who ever is telling you it's useless definitely does not know what they are talking about. Even Japanese people learn kanji through radicals. It makes life SOOOO much easier.

  • @rphllmk
    @rphllmk 3 года назад +34

    This was life changing. The textbooks made it seem so complicated, but you really simplified it for me. Thank you!

  • @TATOOINETABLEFLIP
    @TATOOINETABLEFLIP 7 месяцев назад +3

    20 years ago when I started studying Japanese seriously, my instructor taught this method and called it “The Elevator”. Until then I was struggling with conjugations and this blew my mind at how simple it suddenly all became!
    I know this video is old but it only just popped up in my feed and though I use this method I had to watch!
    Good one!

  • @anwarriady8103
    @anwarriady8103 3 года назад +10

    先生さん、ありがとうございます!

  • @beyondfragoh
    @beyondfragoh Год назад +11

    This has to be the most perfect form of teaching I've ever seen! Perfect organization, perfect delivery, perfect images, perfect audio, perfect tone. Fun, easy to understand and you also gave us practice! I'm eternally thankful for this!!

  • @shaenoyt
    @shaenoyt 8 месяцев назад +3

    3 years late to this but on my Japanese learning journey. Through myself in the deep end with verbs yesterday and went to bed feeling demotivated. Found this video just now and I have to agree with the other comments, your ability to teach is incredible! Thank you for this video.

    • @steez6884
      @steez6884 7 месяцев назад

      Same page club

  • @kasumiryu06
    @kasumiryu06 2 года назад

    oh my gosh! this is absolutely amazing! thank you so much for this!

  • @_anastasia_wagner
    @_anastasia_wagner Год назад

    Thanks!! An amazing video, as always 👏

  • @EneAkita
    @EneAkita Год назад +2

    This is actually kind of mind blowing. Definitely saving this for later, and I will do the conjugations you suggested for practice!

  • @KevinAbroad
    @KevinAbroad 3 года назад +2

    Awesome video Andy!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      Thanks Kevin! And thanks for watching!

  • @aisha.e.a5457
    @aisha.e.a5457 11 месяцев назад

    That was so useful, you made conjugating verbs fun. Thank you so much.

  • @kimberleyg5642
    @kimberleyg5642 3 года назад +2

    Was feeling so down about struggling with conjugation today and coming across your video changed everything and gave me hope! Thank you for your videos and explaining things so well!! :D

  • @elfchild9
    @elfchild9 2 года назад

    This was so helpful, thank you. I've heard a bunch of explanations for the basic conjugations, but watching you move the verb up and down the chart finally made it click. Definitely sharing this around!

  • @tristix3721
    @tristix3721 2 года назад +1

    Just the way you talk, Andy Sensei! You make me remember way more easier. So fluid and emphasizing.

  • @lacajamiseriosa7238
    @lacajamiseriosa7238 Год назад

    Finally a video that explains straightforward conjugations! Thanks a lot!

  • @vosahloj
    @vosahloj 2 года назад +1

    Wow! This is what I call an eye opener! Giving the scary verb conjugation a system like makes it so much easier for me. I love the way you teach us Japanese.

  • @pittenjd
    @pittenjd Год назад +6

    Dude nice. I'm still trudging through my first 500 or so Kanji and I've been postponing learning Godan verbs because I thought it would be harder than you've made me realize. It's actually super easy and I'm going to start practicing full conjugations of every verb I learn! You've just made my Japanese learning journey significantly simpler and more fun!

  • @marionnicolas8715
    @marionnicolas8715 10 месяцев назад +3

    I have watched so many tutorials without understanding or remembering anything about japanese conjugation, but this one and the ichidan verb conjugation made it crystal clear. I will definitely follow this channel, thank you so much!

  • @unknowndreamz3843
    @unknowndreamz3843 3 года назад +1

    このレッスンをありがとう!

  • @jayp9158
    @jayp9158 Год назад

    I've watched several videos on this and your explanation is the absolute best one. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.

  • @MacShrike
    @MacShrike 2 года назад

    Amazing revelation! Have seen varied explanations on this but never this clear and worthwhile.
    どうもありがとうございます!

  • @chia8158
    @chia8158 11 месяцев назад +8

    I'm a native Japanese speaker, but I've learnt so much from your explanation. you are really a great presenter.

    • @Rajasekaran19948
      @Rajasekaran19948 4 месяца назад

      Can you teach me japanese by having conversation through texts at times?

  • @jamesandrew1117
    @jamesandrew1117 2 года назад

    Super informative. His encouragement to master this particular language skill is extremely persuasive. I know that soon I too will be conjugating the Godan verbs with ease. Thank you!

  • @serodesu
    @serodesu Год назад

    you made it easier to understand sensei! thank you so muuuuch

  • @_ongrod_
    @_ongrod_ Год назад

    This might be the most useful single video I've watched in my years of trying and failing of leaning japanese! Thank you!

  • @Kileez
    @Kileez 9 месяцев назад

    I felt I had a good understanding of this but holy this was eye opening! ありがとうございます!

  • @k.h.7732
    @k.h.7732 3 года назад +2

    Oh, you explained it all in such a clear and simple way! Thank you, it was very helpful

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      I'm happy to hear that you found it useful! Thank you for watching!

  • @user-nu4lk1go5m
    @user-nu4lk1go5m Год назад

    This was a GREAT lesson! Thank tou so much

  • @RicRags
    @RicRags 2 года назад

    That was awesome! Thanks very much!

  • @McCaffreyMelon
    @McCaffreyMelon Год назад

    this helped me so much! thank you

  • @deseanlothian
    @deseanlothian 2 года назад

    After resolving my latest struggles, he goes further and even add some homework. A true teacher. Thankyou so much.

  • @bobsagetiswatching
    @bobsagetiswatching 2 года назад

    This is the first explanation that clicked with me, thank you!

  • @seeanthonyn
    @seeanthonyn 3 года назад +5

    Its amazing how you fit all these useful info in a short video. ありがとう!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      I'm glad you found it useful!
      Thank you for watching! =)

  • @BCWoon-vd1cn
    @BCWoon-vd1cn 5 месяцев назад

    Best teacher !!!

  • @DamnControl5
    @DamnControl5 3 года назад

    This is very detailed and well-explained!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful!

  • @user-to2jj4pm7l
    @user-to2jj4pm7l 11 месяцев назад

    DUUUUUUUUDE, I was looking for a way to learn verb conjugation, and this was litterally the only logical one I could find! You're amazing bro!!!

  • @dodin6096
    @dodin6096 2 года назад +1

    My gooosh, you helped me so much.. this is the reason why I stopped learning Japanese because no one explain it to me why the verb in Japanese is changing on different type of sentences.. now I truly understand

  • @msaiff322
    @msaiff322 2 года назад

    Makes life a lot easier, THANK YOU!

  • @gadkrooder
    @gadkrooder Месяц назад +1

    Extremely helpful, you explained it very clearly. Thank you for this video!

  • @amirmoriable
    @amirmoriable 10 месяцев назад

    thanks you so much for simplifying this!

  • @aksesliali7795
    @aksesliali7795 8 месяцев назад

    This was veeery difficult for me until I watched this video, ありがとうございました Andy せんせい!

  • @slim7129
    @slim7129 Год назад

    god damn that was amazing. I've been struggling with this for a while now. Thank you so much!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  Год назад

      I’m glad to hear that it helped! =)

  • @tigokok5774
    @tigokok5774 3 года назад

    Thanks alot this is the most clear guide I have ever seen. Gonna throw all old guides out of the window, this way is so intuitive

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      Thank you! I'm happy to hear that you found it useful.

  • @josuedelarosa6958
    @josuedelarosa6958 2 года назад

    So underrated, this was the clearest and most complete comprised teaching

  • @ix3238
    @ix3238 9 месяцев назад

    This was mindblowing! I am studying the Genki book since months but I didn't even remotely realised these rules, Thank you so much!!

  • @ColorsOfTheeWind
    @ColorsOfTheeWind 6 месяцев назад

    YOu just made this easier than I thought it was going to be. Mind was blown after first 5 minutes haha thank youuuu

  • @idance4fun
    @idance4fun 6 месяцев назад

    You are amazing. Thank you!

  • @alexgabriel2591
    @alexgabriel2591 3 дня назад

    Thank you!

  • @Pure_117
    @Pure_117 3 года назад +1

    Oh my god.... this is the best video ever. Thank you so much 🙏

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +1

      You are very welcome! ☺️

  • @tiagoterrinca2795
    @tiagoterrinca2795 8 месяцев назад

    amazing video 👍

  • @kevinmorris9357
    @kevinmorris9357 11 месяцев назад

    ビデオはいちばん五段活用習う. Trying to say, this is the best video to learn Godan Verbs! Thanks for posting it. Super good.

  • @rigbyb
    @rigbyb 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you! This helped a lot.

  • @mikestorm5
    @mikestorm5 3 года назад +4

    One of the things I like best about your approach to verb conjugation is you group the conjugations by verbs and not the other way around, which is how most other resources teach conjugation. For example, other learning resources might exclusively focus on the volitional form and give a bunch of u/ru verbs to illustrate. I find the challenge with that approach is the conjugations are essentially now compartmentalized in my brain, which is not an efficient means of recall. When trying to figure out the proper tense, I first recall the dictionary form and THEN try to conjugate it, but if I learn the conjugations in isolation, recall (for me anyway) is less efficient. In this approach, all conjugations are related to the dictionary form of the verb, making recall a bit more efficient.

  • @bold-brick
    @bold-brick 3 месяца назад

    Thank you brother

  • @aarongomez7033
    @aarongomez7033 3 года назад +11

    Thank you!!! This has made everything so much clearer, I'm now getting back into learning Japanese again after an extended break because life got in the way, but now I've also got a native tutor who is helping me once a week too so i'm even more ready to get back into it. Also JET applications open next month and I've almost got everything I need for my application, most organised I've been in my life ahahaha. Hopefully I'll catch up on the genki lessons and be able to join in the live streams soon!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +1

      Happy to hear that you found it useful!
      Good luck with the JET application!!

  • @codenamejo
    @codenamejo 2 года назад

    This is very helpful thank you so much 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @melisadetter1078
    @melisadetter1078 16 дней назад

    Thanks for making learning Japanese easier!

  • @MattTrevett
    @MattTrevett 2 года назад +2

    Thank you. I paired this with a hiragana chart that only shows ru mu bu nu tsu su gu ku and u, along with the appropriate forms going up and down on the chart such as sa shi su se so for the s column. It made following along with this video a lot easier.

  • @CodeBlue981
    @CodeBlue981 5 месяцев назад

    I had to rewatch this video 3 times to understand how this works, but once it clicked it became so simple! Thanks for this!!

  • @jinjurbreadman
    @jinjurbreadman Год назад +4

    Excellent video, which I learned a lot from and got me thinking.
    There were a couple more conjugations (just that I was immediately aware of) て form (飲んで) and past (飲んだ). Tokini Andy covers them both in separate videos (Genki 1 lesson 6 and Genki 1 lesson 9).
    There are many more verb conjugations, and if you want to make your head spin, you can search (japanese verb conjugator) in your favorite search engine.

  • @tymeekong1012
    @tymeekong1012 3 года назад +7

    Thank you for this! I'm a visual learner so this helped a ton!!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +2

      I'm happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!

  • @m_2330
    @m_2330 3 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot now it's all clear hope you make alot like these helpful videos

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      I hope I can make more too. I'm happy to hear that you found it useful!
      Thank you for watching!

  • @keptleroymg6877
    @keptleroymg6877 Год назад

    Amazing when a genius is also humble and puts his mind towards teaching

  • @laurenjankovskis2505
    @laurenjankovskis2505 Месяц назад

    This is video is an absolute goldmine! Thank you so much for making this and self-study so fun and manageable :) :)

  • @eychtouto4235
    @eychtouto4235 5 месяцев назад

    This Godan conjugation video is super helpful! It really helps me with my conjugation! Thank you so much!

  • @itsDeej.
    @itsDeej. Год назад

    thanks homie this rules. out of everything when learning this language I struggle with verb conjugation the most, and this has made it a lot easier lol

  • @karenf7812
    @karenf7812 2 года назад

    Thank you soooo much! There is hope for me after watching this video :D

  • @hottowata
    @hottowata Год назад

    thank uuu

  • @fernandoyamamoto9302
    @fernandoyamamoto9302 3 года назад

    Thanks man, this is great info! Cheers from Texas!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +1

      Thanks!
      And thank you for watching!

  • @SewSewClassic
    @SewSewClassic 2 года назад

    Súper useful!, thanks

  • @crobatgaming5661
    @crobatgaming5661 Год назад

    Thank you sir

  • @LouFlemming
    @LouFlemming 3 года назад +7

    Recently found your channel through twitter and this is amazing, non of my Japanese teachers mentioned this!
    I think somebody who had to learn a language is often better at explaining grammar, thank you for this great content.
    I think I will just watch all lessons to brush up on my basics which is definitely necessary

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +2

      Having someone who learned the language point out things they struggled with can be very helpful! Sometimes it is difficult for natives of a language to recognize what is difficult for learners. =)
      I hope you find the videos helpful!

  • @yuriybesarab11
    @yuriybesarab11 3 года назад

    Wonderful work!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching!

    • @yuriybesarab11
      @yuriybesarab11 3 года назад

      I wish Genki publishers are smart enough to buy your knowledge to fix Genki! If not and if I could help them to grasp it quicker, let me know! Best!

  • @chase1990ful
    @chase1990ful Год назад

    Very nicely done. I ha e been struggling with conjugations.ill watch all your videos

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  Год назад

      Thank you Chase! I hope this helped a bit!

  • @Isa_Global
    @Isa_Global Год назад

    Thank you!!

  • @jojojojo7.31
    @jojojojo7.31 3 года назад

    I stumbled upon a jem! Arigatou andy san

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      I'm happy to hear that you found it useful!

  • @user-up8po5qj7w
    @user-up8po5qj7w Год назад

    thank you for explainig godan verbs!

  • @KyushuTrail
    @KyushuTrail 3 года назад +13

    Nicely presented!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад +3

      Thank you sir! I'm worried I may have moved to fast, but I hope it all gets across!

    • @KyushuTrail
      @KyushuTrail 3 года назад +1

      @@ToKiniAndy People can watch it at half speed I guess haha

  • @darioreinoso-bernard3683
    @darioreinoso-bernard3683 2 месяца назад

    I greatly appreciate your video, you've singlehandedly made me understand how japanese works tremendously! The way other people explain was way more complicated, and you've made it in a more digestible format. Ive been studying strickly the alphabet and studying kanji, but ive never really tried to learn the conjugation because kt seemed so complicated. Thank you once again, please continue making videos!

  • @amiebatchelor1594
    @amiebatchelor1594 Год назад

    OMG definatlye agree why have I not seen this before..studying for the last day before my N5 and this video is brillaint. Thank you nice one !!!

  • @Im_Korzak
    @Im_Korzak 4 месяца назад

    this is overpowered lol thank you im glad i found this video

  • @hoangngo2914
    @hoangngo2914 3 года назад

    damn this is super legit tks man great work

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  3 года назад

      I'm glad you found it useful! Thank you for watching. =)

  • @stefy1515
    @stefy1515 2 года назад +1

    I feel like I found gold! Great lesson!

  • @Kiranui
    @Kiranui 2 года назад

    thank you ♡

  • @jniks6978
    @jniks6978 2 года назад

    Thank you very much

  • @ae-ribae6426
    @ae-ribae6426 3 года назад +1

    dude i tip my hat to you, your vids are awesome much

  • @youtubeuser1353
    @youtubeuser1353 Год назад

    this is literally the most useful video

  • @yoricreator
    @yoricreator Год назад

    This was extremely helpful, thank you so much! I was very confused with conjugating and now I’m not! 🎊😊

  • @imjoshing7471
    @imjoshing7471 Год назад

    This is real useful

  • @DuoLingoJP_098
    @DuoLingoJP_098 2 года назад

    Thank you so now i can use verbs without worrying on how to use it

  • @auli5786
    @auli5786 7 месяцев назад

    The feeling I got when I realised that I knew half of the conjugations from just listening a lot to Japanese... It's so nice to be affirmed on what I knew, and to have it explained this well is amazing

  • @janpavlik3170
    @janpavlik3170 2 месяца назад

    I'm a self learner and this is mighty helpful. Cheers for that :)

  • @MoistYoghurt
    @MoistYoghurt Год назад

    this made my life way easier none of the textbooks or any of my professors ever taught anything like this 20/10

  • @apexdenzel7313
    @apexdenzel7313 2 года назад

    This vid blew my mind

  • @eugenia6490
    @eugenia6490 2 года назад

    Thanks!

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  2 года назад

      Thank YOU! I really appreciate the support! =)

  • @Marc-Shiru
    @Marc-Shiru 2 года назад

    Bruh...time to watch every single one of your vids now. Its like a cloudy area in my head was just hit with sunlight and cleared up.

    • @ToKiniAndy
      @ToKiniAndy  2 года назад

      I'm so glad to hear that it helped!!! And hope I can help clear up any other cloudy areas. ☺️