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Learn Japanese with Anime - I’m Not Interested in Ordinary Humans

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Learn Japanese with Anime - I’m Not Interested in Ordinary Humans

In this video we are going to analyse famous quotes from anime. Today we’re going to look at Haruhi’s quote from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu).

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Analysis

ただの means “ordinary”.

人間 means “human”. There are synonyms for 人間 which are 人 meaning “person” or”people” and 人類 meaning”mankind”. 人間 and 人 are quite similar and sometimes they are interchangeable but 人間 has a more biological connotation. So Haruhi could say ただの人 as well, but she used 人間 to contrast humans with non-humans such as aliens.

Noun + the に particle + 興味あります or 興味があります means “interested in something”. So に興味ありません or 興味がありません means “not interested in”.

This は is the contrastive particle which is used to show contrast between 2 things or more. For example, 肉は嫌いだけど、魚は好き。(I don’t like MEAT but I like FISH) So Haruhi is contrasting humans and non-humans. But in this case, the thing that is being contrasted – non humans – is not stated, but is implied. Also, when you add the は particle with the other particle, it always comes after.

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I’m not interested in ordinary humans.
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ただの + Noun

She is not an ordinary high school girl.
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It was just a spider which doesn’t have poison.
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Even if he has great deductive abilities he is nothing but a kid.
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Noun + に興味（が）ある/ない

I’m interested in Japanese culture.
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I’m not interested in dressing up.
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You can also use verb plain form with the nominaliser “こと”

I’m not interested in dressing up.
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I’m interested in helping poor people.
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The contrastive particle は

I will tell you only this (but I won’t tell you anything else).
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I don’t watch TV at all but I watch YouTube every day.
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Vocabulary

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ageru
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do for (the sake of someone else) (after the -te form of a verb)
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amari
adverb
  1. (not) very (with neg. sentence)
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oshieru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to teach
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oshare
suru verb
  1. to dress up
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kanojo
pronoun
  1. she
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kare
pronoun
  1. he
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kyoumi
noun
  1. interest (in something)
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kumo
noun
  1. spider
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kedo
conjunction, particle
  1. but
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kodomo
noun
  1. child
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joshikousei
noun
  1. female high-school student
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suiri
noun, suru verb
  1. reasoning
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zenzen
adverb
  1. (not) at all (with neg. sentence)
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tasukeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to help
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tada
no adjective, noun
  1. ordinary; common
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dekiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be able (in a position) to do
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demo
particle
  1. even if
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terebi
noun
  1. TV
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doku
noun
  1. poison
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nisuginai
expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. no more than
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Kanji

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人
Stroke Count
 2 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. person
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Kun'yomi: ひと、-と、-り。
On'yomi: ニン、ジン。
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女
Stroke Count
 3 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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  1. woman, female
Readings
Kun'yomi: おんな、め、をとめ、むすめ、なんじ。
On'yomi: ニョウ、ニョ、ジョ。
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子
Stroke Count
 3 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings
Kun'yomi: こ、ね、-こ。
On'yomi: ス、シ、ツ。
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日
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings
Kun'yomi: -か、-び、ひ。
On'yomi: ジツ、ニチ。
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本
Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと。
On'yomi: ホン。
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生
Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. life, genuine, birth
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.む、う.まれる、は.える、は.やす、お.う、なま、き、あい、あさ、あり、あらは.る、あ.る、あれ、い、いか、いき、いく、いけ、う、うぶ、うまい、うまは.る、うまる、うる、え、お、おい、おいし.く、おお、おき、おや、おや.す、おゆ、きつ、ぎゅう、くるみ、ごせ、さ、さん、すぎ、すすむ、せ、そ、そう、たか、ちる、なじ、な.す、なせ、なば、なり、なる、な.る、にう、にゅう、ぬく、のう、のり、ばい、はえ、はさま、ふ、ぶ、ふゆ、み、む、む.す、もう、や、ゆ、よ、よい、よど、りゅう、-う、う.まれ、なま-、うま.れる、うまれ。
On'yomi: しょう、セイ、サン、ショウ。
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名
Stroke Count
 6 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings
Kun'yomi: な、-な。
On'yomi: ミョウ、メイ。
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毎
Stroke Count
 6 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. every
Readings
Kun'yomi: ごと、つね、むさぼ.る、かず、-ごと.に。
On'yomi: マイ、バイ。
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見
Stroke Count
 7 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings
Kun'yomi: み.る、み.える、み.せる。
On'yomi: ケン、ゲン。
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高
Stroke Count
 10 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. tall, high, expensive
Readings
Kun'yomi: たか、たか.い、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める。
On'yomi: コウ。
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間
Stroke Count
 12 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. interval, space
Readings
Kun'yomi: あいだ、ま、あい。
On'yomi: ケン、カン。
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文
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふみ、あや。
On'yomi: モン、ブン。
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味
Stroke Count
 8 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 3
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English Meaning
  1. flavor, taste
Readings
Kun'yomi: あじ、あじ.わう。
On'yomi: ミ、ビ。
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持
Stroke Count
 9 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 3
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English Meaning
  1. hold, have
Readings
Kun'yomi: も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる。
On'yomi: ジ、チ。
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教
Stroke Count
 11 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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  1. teach, faith, doctrine
Readings
Kun'yomi: おし.える、おそ.わる、ひさ、のり。
On'yomi: キョウ、コウ。
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理
Stroke Count
 11 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings
Kun'yomi: みち、まろ、まさし、まこと、ひ、のり、に、とおる、ただし、さとる、おさむ、ことわり、よし、あや。
On'yomi: リ。
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化
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N3
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 3
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English Meaning
  1. change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings
Kun'yomi: ば.ける、け.する、ば.かす、ふ.ける。
On'yomi: ケ、カ。
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全
Stroke Count
 6 Strokes
JLPT Level N3
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 3
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English Meaning
  1. whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings
Kun'yomi: すべ.て、まった.く。
On'yomi: ゼン、セン。
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助
Stroke Count
 7 Strokes
JLPT Level N3
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 3
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English Meaning
  1. help, rescue, assist
Readings
Kun'yomi: すけ、たす.ける、たす.かる、す.ける。
On'yomi: ジョ、ソ。
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供
Stroke Count
 8 Strokes
JLPT Level N3
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 6
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English Meaning
  1. submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings
Kun'yomi: とも、そな.える、ども、-ども。
On'yomi: グ、ク、キョウ、クウ。
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