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Learn Japanese with Anime - You’d Better Be Careful. It May Have Already Begun

In this video we’re going to analyse Mei Misaki’s quote from Another.

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Analysis

気をつけたほうがいいよ

A verb ta-form followed by ほうがいい means “had better” or “should do something” used when making suggestions or giving advise. 気をつけた is the ta-form of 気をつける meaning “watch out” or “be careful” so 気をつけたほうがいい means “You’d better be careful”.

The sentence ending particle よ is used when telling something the speaker thinks the listener should know so it’s often used when giving advice.

もう始まってるかもしれない

もう means “already”.

始まってる is the shortened form of 始まっている. A verb te-form followed by いる often used with もう means “have already done”. It’s used when actions have already been done before a specific point in time. So in this case with もう始まってる the action “始まる” has been done before the moment they start talking which is the present. So もう始まってる means “it has already begun”.

かもしれない means “may” or “might”.

Sentences

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Mei Misaki’s Quote

You’d better be careful. It may have already begun.

Verb Ta-Form + ほうがいい (had better, should)

It’s going to get cold so you’d better eat now.
I think you should tell the teacher about being bullied.
You should open the window rather than turning on the air conditioning.

NOTE

  • Verb nai-form + ほうがいい means “had better not” or “should not”
During a typhoon, you shouldn’t go out.
  • Verb dictionary-form + ほうがいい can also be used when simply comparing actions without giving advice.
I’d rather play outside than staying home.

もう + Verb Te-Form + いる (have already done)

By the time I get home, it will be already dark.
When I arrived, he had already passed away.
Before saying “itadakimasu”, the kids had already started eating.

Plain Form + かもしれない (may, might)

  • verb + かもしれない
The traffic is busy so I might be late.
  • i-adjective + かもしれない
I accidentally put in too much soy sauce. It might be a little salty.
  • na-adjective + かもしれない
You got an upset stomach because of stress? You may be more sensitive than I thought.
  • noun + かもしれない
I’ve been feeling sick recently. It might be a May sickness.

NOTE

In casual speech, しれない is often omitted.

Oh no, I might have gained a bit of weight.

Vocabulary

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akeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to open (a door, etc.)
igai
na adjective, adverb taking the to particle, noun
  1. surprising
ijimeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to torment; to tease
itadakimasu
expression
  1. thank you (for the meal just served)
okureru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be late (usu. 遅れる)
omou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
kamo
particle
  1. may; might; perhaps
kamoshirenai
expression
  1. may; might; perhaps; possibly
kiwotsukeru
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be careful; to take care
kuuraa
noun
  1. air conditioner
gogatsubyou
noun
  1. blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work
kodomotachi
noun
  1. children
koro
noun, adverb, noun, used as a suffix
  1. (approximate) time (ごろ when used as a suffix)
saikin
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. recently

Kanji

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Stroke Count
11 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. time, about, toward
Readings
Kun'yomi: ころ、ごろ、しばら.く、ころも。
On'yomi: キョウ、ケイ。
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17 Strokes
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English Meaning
  1. a kind of miso
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひしお。
On'yomi: ソウ、ショウ。
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2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. enter, insert
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.る、はい.る、-い.り、-い.る、-い.れ、い.れる。
On'yomi: ジュ、ニュウ、ジュウ。
Stroke Count
3 Strokes
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。
Stroke Count
4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. five
Readings
Kun'yomi: いつ、いつ.つ。
On'yomi: ゴ。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. now
Readings
Kun'yomi: いま。
On'yomi: コン、キン。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. month, moon
Readings
Kun'yomi: つき。
On'yomi: ガツ、ゲツ。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings
Kun'yomi: -で、-だ.す、だ.す、で.る、い.だす、い.でる。
On'yomi: スイ、シュツ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. outside
Readings
Kun'yomi: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-。
On'yomi: ゲ、ガイ、ウイ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
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。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings
Kun'yomi: さき、ま.ず。
On'yomi: セン。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings
Kun'yomi: いき。
On'yomi: ケ、キ。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. in front, before
Readings
Kun'yomi: まえ、さき、-まえ。
On'yomi: ゼン、セン。
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. eat, food
Readings
Kun'yomi: た.べる、く.う、く.らう、は.む、やしな.う。
On'yomi: イ、ジキ、ジ、ショク、シ。
Stroke Count
4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. direction, person, alternative
Readings
Kun'yomi: かた、まさ、-かた、-がた。
On'yomi: ホウ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings
Kun'yomi: うてな、しもべ、つかさ、ゆろこぶ、われ、だい、もと。
On'yomi: タイ、ダイ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings
Kun'yomi: からだ、かたち。
On'yomi: タイ、テイ。
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7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. private, I, me
Readings
Kun'yomi: わたくし、わたし、わたくし.する、わし、ひそ.か。
On'yomi: シ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. say
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.う、こと。
On'yomi: ゴン、ゲン。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings
Kun'yomi: ちか.い、おお、この、おう。
On'yomi: コン、ゴン、キン。

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