Learn Japanese Adjectives and Grammar : How to Say "There is" in Japanese

[EvilNinja14]

@AudiTTPrincess well remember she said that it's used as a number counter for animals...

That would mean that u only use it when ur specifying the #...

I could be wrong of course cuz i am very much in the beginner's stage :p

[bazookajoethethird]

that looks like my vice principal and sounds exactly like her! im freaked out!

[animator297]

ahhhh my brain!....ill get it sooner or later

[AudiTTPrincess]

why did she say: "Neko ga ni hiki imasu" (Hiki as a counter)

and "Neko ga imasu"

but she didnt use it when she was talking about one? :S so if you use a number, you have to use the counter?

[robertsrashad]

Bideo wo tsukutta utsukushii onna no hito ga imasu.

[1234cute1]

THX 4 APLAODING

!!!!! XD

[EleNyThaaa]

The lessons are too short,also there aren't enough examples and a clear explanation.The order of the lessons is kinda chaotic too...but thanks for your efforts.

I learned bits of basic grammar.[like japanese doesn't have plural ]

[Stargate174]

She is so hawt:P

[iceymanjack]

im chinese andi know that a lot of sentence structure is very similar to japanese

in chinese you say 'have cats'

meaning "there are cats" OR it could mean

" i have cats" too

IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION

you dont have to believe me but im prettysure about this

chinese and japanese have pretty similar sentence structures

[dratini75]

@iceymanjack i totally realised that when i compare english and chinese translations for japanese. chinese translations are more natural. no offence to anyone!

[munchchewy0]

I thought cat in japanese was neko.

Am I wrong?

[Fjurdavik]

Im not 100% sure but i think Neko means cats and Neki means cat :)

[Stromstadcity]

@ Fjurdavik - there is no differ in cat or cats. both is neko. Yuu-sensei states that very clear in the clip.

[ts23944]

@Fjurdavik no metter how many cats one just one cat, we call it "NEKO" in japanese we dont say like cats just cat only..

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[animefreak655]

wats uy problem...do u hav something against her?

[Kaldmigtue]

Lol, your really pissed :P

[Mooncutter22]

wow teme

[DJAngiePangie]

Just to check I understand correctly, can you the same method be applied to arimasu?

For example, if I were to say - "Doresu ga arimasu." would I be saying "I have a dress." Or am I saying "There is a dress." I am a little confused.

[caiotaiko]

If you simply say "doresu ga arimasu", people would probably think you're saying "there is a dress", and then they'd wait for more, since there's no point just saying that and leaving. BUT it'd be possible to understand it as "I have a dress".

"Ashita no party ni youfuku wo issho ni kai ni ikanai?" (don't you wanna come with me to buy some clothes for tomorrow's party?)

"DORESU GA ARU kara ikanai. Gomen" (I have a dress, so I won't be going. Sorry)

It depends on the context in which it's said...

[victorhantj]

I think ga is a subject marker. "nego ga imasu" expresses the existence of a cat instead of the possession of a cat.. arimasu can be used in the sense of "have" or "own" as in kuruma ga arimasu "(I) have a car."

[NyappyStar]

but i need to say

watashi neko ga imasu or it's okey to say neko ga imsu toO , or i can say ONLY neko ga imsu???

[BlanFan2O]

I think saying neko ga imasu is like pointing and saying "have cats". I'm pretty sure in the sentence "I", as in the speaker, is implied.I'm still a beginner though.

[Sandafluffoid]

I think you're right there. I imagine it is rather context specific, if you say "neko ga imasu" when you are talking about pets, it'd mean "I have (a) cat/s". Whereas if you were outside and you saw a stray cat, you could point and say "neko ga imasu" which would mean "There is/are (a) cat/s". I'm no expert though, so I'm not sure.

[ODdm3]

I didn't quite get this lesson\video.

now, what does "neko ga imasu" exactly means?this is a cat?

[shredder101420]

neko ga imasu= (I) have cat(s)... the topic is I, but is left out because its already known, and the ga marks the subject of the sentence which is neko. imasu is conjugated polite form of iru which is to have.

[ODdm3]

uh-huh! I finally understood this, thanks to your comment.

thank you~

[LauraChinelle]

@jhearnrey: "shes.....hot for a japanese" That's a very ignorant statement you just made. That's like telling an African-American female: "You're pretty for a black girl." So what are you saying? The majority of Japanese women are not hot?

[HeadInjuryGamesPro]

That was actually funny. XD

[raigami]

@jheanrey: the reason i replied to you is wow, you... are smart for a dumbfuck hahahaha, thats all

[XyliaTaffan]

when do you use DOMO and when ARIGATO ?

[SekaisEmbrace]

Domo by itself is an extremely informal way of saying thank you. Arigatou is the same deal, but not as informal as domo. "Domo arigatou" together is formal, while "Domo arigatou gozaimasu" is as polite as it gets.

[alfunjes]

Please, create your own blog because to study Japanese it's not like learning the road signs. To much time and more videos. Good Luck!

[JasonMarzetti]

Watashi wa anata o aishiteimasu

[AlwaysAmiYumi]

あのお。。どもう、ぼくは日本がだいすきですよ。

[ManuMaron]

ai means love, i think, so this sentence means: thank you, i love japan. hope that's right.

dont quite get it with this hiki thing. cant find the video either

[seraphinapandora]

The "hiki thing" video: watch?v=ZHNo3kHOc50&feature=ch­annel

[simpleideas99]

what does arigato watashi ai nihongo mean? nihohgo means japanese or english or something yeah? arigato means thank you and watashi means me/i so what does ai mean?

[OjamajoDoremi09]

it means thanks/thank you, i love japan. and manmaron, you're right. :3

[seraphinapandora]

"Ai" means "love," but it's very strong. The correct word to use would be "suki" (from "suku"). It should be, "Arigatou! Watashi wa Nihongo no suki!" ("Thank you! I [particle] Japanese (language) [particle] like!")

"Suki" is often translated as "love" in English because in English we usually just throw around the word love like, "Dude, I love those shoes!" In Japan that would be ridiculous;--there they would say they LIKE the shoes. I don't think English-speakers quite grasp that sometimes.

[SekaisEmbrace]

nihongo "ga" suki. Using "no" before suki is gramatically incorrect.

[TheGoldenlegend1]

@seraphinapandora

why don't you say "watashi wa nihoongo GA " not no ?

[seraphinapandora]

@TheGoldenlegend1 - I don't remember. I'm a bit rusty on my Japanese now (esp. particles), and that comment was two years ago. I was studying particles at the time, but it could be wrong, or an alternative.

[dukesofhair2008]

when you say that is it like there is a car or can you use it like their is my dog?

[dukesofhair2008]

very good teacher

[chocoloco987]

Arigato watashi ai nihongo!

[SakuraOkashi]

Arigato watashi ai nihongo!

[GanderSpeaks]

Tell me guys, what is really the purpose of that "hiki"/"piki" thing? Domo arigatou.

[kurniasan]

they're counters (measure words).. same as "pairs", "head", "stem" etc.

[killman361]

I love these videos!

Neko Ga- Imasu

Which is true. :)

[carlifornias]

YOU are really a great teacher

LOVE you

[mcz08]

how do it spell in japanese of "there are two cats? im confused tho.

[kunessu]

neko ga nihiki imasu

[melissakanani]

Neko ga ni hiki imasu.

[LeiMagnus]

one would be ippiki

and three would be sanbiki

[leonheart00]

Thanks so much for teaching this!

[stexine]

moshi moshi oneesan need ur help... how can i translate this??? do ui imi desu ka, yorushiko onegai shimasu, indo no suniro desu, o ikutsu wa, ishogashi, moshi sama wan nan sai desu ka, ja eigo de hanshimashyo ka, watashi no nihongo, wa okashiikute wakarinikui desyo, moshi sama wa dansi no kata ka joseino kata desu ka, ima ishogashii desu ka, ja mata ne, genki de, neko neko... please i really need to know how to translate this... arigatou... sayonara oneesan... gomenasai for the trouble...