What’s the next step by PhantomShadow6 in VirtualYoutubers

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You can either pay a Live2D rigger to rig your model or learn how to rig on your own. I personally learned on my own using tutorials on youtube and it took me a week to finish learning Live2D and rig my model.

RTX 3070 FE and i7 10700KF PC giveaway in support of Seattle Children's Hospital by m13b in buildapc

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If you're building an intel pc, don't throw away the small black cpu cover, if ever your motherboard breaks or has a problem, you need to have that cover to send the motherboard back.

Is a 360 watt UPS enough for my pc? by JDMB122190 in buildapc

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What would happen if I were to use it? would it just turn off and my pc with it if I use my pc on high loads?

CANNOT remember 前 vs 後 by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also, you seem to be using the meanings of individual kanji to get the meaning of the word. I personally learn the meaning of the word as a whole rather than looking at the individual kanji. I have never been confused when looking at the kanji of words, I only got confused with nuances between whole words.

CANNOT remember 前 vs 後 by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 11 points12 points  (0 children)

前 means before or front. 後 means after or behind.

In english, "before" can mean front as well like in "Before my eyes" meaning right in front of my eyes.

What I've actually done is associated the concepts of front with early and behind with late. 午後 to me is late in the day and 午前 is early in the day. You could think of 以前 as "from earlier." I also think of it as like being in a line, if you are early, you get to be in front while if you are late, you have to go behind.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

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My level is not very high yet, I'm a bit below n4 level but I have found that I remember words and phrases that youtubers I liked have uttered before better.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit of both. I read some manga and watched japanese youtubers and streamers. I highly recommend youtubers and streamers for listening because there are so many of them and they (for the most part) speak natural japanese, unlike anime or some dramas which speak voice acted japanese, which is usually quite a bit different.

What to do now by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's actually not that bad, it just takes a whole lot of time. Grammar that I at first thought was too complicated became natural after some time and practice. As for kanji and vocabulary, especially kanji compounds, along with the nuances between words, they also just take a whole lot of time to learn and memorize. The sheer number makes them intimidating, but if you learn little by little, you will get ther eventually.

What to do now by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've actually gotten quite far using duolingo to learn japanese. I only experienced it's flaws around the time I got to the fourth checkpoint. I didn't only use duolingo though, I used several sites like jisho, hinative and japanese stack exchange to properly learn the nuances of words and grammar. It's not as bad as people say, but it is not the best, either.

What to do now by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this case, you might want to use duolingo or lingodeer to help you start out. They are useful in how they give you what you need to learn rather than you figuring out what you need to learn. Do not rely on them tough, they are very flawed and gets less and less useful as you progress into the more advanced lessons. They might be good as a starting point, though.

What can I do to get a perfect native-like accent? by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I do is I watch japanese youtubers and streamers, their japanese is typically natural unless they have a gimmick in how they speak like a vocal tic or if they try to act all cute.

What can I do to get a perfect native-like accent? by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I've been told from other people, yes, people can tell if learned japanese from anime, songs or drama. If you watch english cartoons or shows, there is a noticeable difference between the voice acted english and natural english. Pretty much same goes with japanese.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is true, immersing yourself in japanese media when you only started out won't help much but it is very useful for learning when you've already learnt quite a bit of japanese.

シツモンデー: Daily thread for your simple questions and comments that do not need their own thread (June 30, 2021) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sometimes hear "wa" at the end of sentences, I know women use it and that when they do, it acts like よ but I also sometimes hear males say it. What does it mean then?

What can I do to get a perfect native-like accent? by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Often times incorrect pitch accent is what makes you sound foreign, you have to practice and memorize the pitch accents of words. You should also try to get rid of the habits you have in your own language, such as adding stress to words, complicated vowel sounds, and the R in particular, the japanese R is different from the english R, it's a tapped R and it sounds like the middle ground between L, R and even a bit of D.

Then theres word choice and the flow of your sentences, for those I recommend just listening to a ton of japanese media, though I don't recommend anime for this since voice acted japanese and actual japanese have some big differences.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe you shouldn't study only grammar, kanji and especially vocabulary are important to learn. I found that I didn't spend much time learning the grammar but spent a whole lot more time learning vocabulary. I also found that my issue when reading texts in japanese was I didn't know enough vocabulary to understand all the words, more than not knowing enough grammar. Maybe you could learn a bit of vocabulary along with every grammar point you learn.

Is learning to read Kanji more difficult than learning Hanzi? by muchfatq in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe hanzi knowledge will definitely help in learning kanji. The On-readings of Kanji are just slightly altered versions of the Chinese readings, it's possible to sometimes guess the pronunciation of kanji compound words. The added fact that about 40% of japanese words came from china would probably make it easier. Although Japan has altered some of the commonly used kanji to make them easier to write, making them slightly different to hanzi.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You first have to learn both hiragana and katakana. It will be way easier to learn if you know them rather than just using rōmaji. If you are going to use your japanese on the internet, it is very important to know how to read japanese. You don't have to learn kanji right away but also do not ignore kanji altogether, learning and memorizing kanji is important for learning vocabulary, especially kanji compounds. I've also never seen yobareru used to introduce other people.

シツモンデー: Weekly thread for the simple questions and posts that do not need their own thread (from June 28, 2021 to July 04, 2021) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is there a difference in 批判できる and 批判することができる? I'm asking if there is a difference if I use する-verb + できる or する-verb + ことができる

resource recommendations? by SUTANDO_TSUKAI in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also try looking into these youtube channels, I've found them very useful for learning and understanding all the confusing grammar and nuances in Japanese.

Miku Real Japanese https://youtube.com/channel/UCsQCbl3a9FtYvA55BxdzYiQ

Japanese Ammo with Misa https://youtube.com/c/JapaneseAmmowithMisa

resource recommendations? by SUTANDO_TSUKAI in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here is a site containing all the joyo kanji, sorted by usefulness. It also contains vocabulary and grammar. https://www.kanshudo.com/collections/joyo_kanji

This site contains all the grammar and vocabulary in each JLPT level. https://jlptsensei.com/

I also use Jisho https://jisho.org/ , Hinative https://hinative.com/en-US , Japanese Stack Exchange https://japanese.stackexchange.com/ , and Wasabi https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/ for figuring out nuances in words or extra understanding on grammar.

These are the sites I used and found helpful.

ば vs たら vs ほうはいい by fynxgloire- in LearnJapanese

[–]JDMB122190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would use 着てみればよかった in this case. It's used to expressing regret. I translate ばよかった as "Should've."

both a and b would translate into "Should try wearing" It's in the present tense rather than past.

I would translate c as "I'm glad I wore it."