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Learn Japanese with Anime - You Never Said No Swings, Right?

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Learn Japanese with Anime - You Never Said No Swings, Right?

Posted by EasyPeasyJapanesey over 5 years ago

In this video we’re going to analyse Olivia’s quote from Asobi Asobase.

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Analysis

ブランコ means “swings”.

だめ means “no good” or “not allowed”. So, ブランコだめ means “no swings” or “swings not allowed”.

って is a casual version of the quotation particle と, usually followed by a verb like 言う, 聞く, 思う, and so on.

言ってなかった is the same as 言っていなかった meaning “wasn’t/weren’t saying”. It’s the negative form of 言っている (is/are saying). In casual speech, the い is often omitted. In this context, you can also use the simple past tense 言わなかった meaning “didn’t say”. 言わなかった is used to focus on the action of saying, whereas 言ってなかった is used to focus on what she actually said at the moment. But in this case, it’s just a subtle nuance difference so either way is fine.

よね is the combination of the sentence ending particles よ and ね, meaning “right?”. I will quickly explain how each particle is used.

  • よ is used when you want to tell something that you think the listener doesn’t know.
  • ね is used when you want to share or agree something with the listener.
  • よね is used when you want to confirm what you think is the same as what the listener thinks.

Now try this quiz. Which answer is best when your friend invites you to go for a drink? A: いいよ B: いいね C: いいよね – The best answer is B: いいね as you want to show that you agree with your friend that it’s a nice idea. You can also say いいよ but it sounds a bit cold as you’re just saying that you are OK about it without showing that you are happy about it. いいよね is wrong as it’s not something you want to confirm.

Sentences

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Olivia’s Quote

You never said no swings, right?

って (casual version of quotation particle と)

You said you wanted to eat takoyaki so I bought it for you.
I heard from a friend that you broke up with your boyfriend. What happened?
When I listen to this music, it makes me think I can keep going.

よね (used to confirm what you think is the same as what the listener thinks)

You told me that you would do your homework before playing games, didn’t you?!
It’s cloudy today but it’s going to be sunny tomorrow, right?
I’ve always thought that she puts too much make-up on, right?

Vocabulary

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aitsu
pronoun
  1. he; she; that guy (きゃつ and かやつ are masc.)
ashita
noun, adverb
  1. tomorrow
omou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
ongaku
noun
  1. music
kau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to buy (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
kareshi
noun
  1. boyfriend
ganbaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to persist; to do one's best
kyou
noun, adverb
  1. today
kumoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get cloudy
kuru
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
keshou
noun, suru verb
  1. makeup; cosmetics
koi
i adjective
  1. thick (consistency); dense
kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
shukudai
noun
  1. homework
takoyaki
noun
  1. octopus dumplings
taberu
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat

Kanji

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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. friend
Readings
Kun'yomi: とも、う、ど、すけ、ゆ、ゆう。
On'yomi: ユウ、ウ、イウ。
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4 Strokes
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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7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. what
Readings
Kun'yomi: なに、なん、あが、なに.の、なん.の、なん.ぞ、いず.れ、なに-、なん-。
On'yomi: ガ、カ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. come, due, next, cause, become
Readings
Kun'yomi: く.る、き、こ、き.たす、き.たる、きた.す、きた.る。
On'yomi: ライ、タイ。
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. in front, before
Readings
Kun'yomi: まえ、さき、-まえ。
On'yomi: ゼン、セン。
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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。
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14 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. hear, ask, listen
Readings
Kun'yomi: き.く、き.こえる。
On'yomi: ブン、モン。
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7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings
Kun'yomi: わか.れる、わ.ける。
On'yomi: ベツ、ベチ、ヘツ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. say
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.う、こと。
On'yomi: ゴン、ゲン。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. bright, light
Readings
Kun'yomi: あか.るい、あき.らか、あ.ける、あけ、-あ.け、あ.く、あ.かす、あ.かり、あ.くる、あか.らむ、あか.るむ。
On'yomi: ミョウ、メイ、ミン。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. think
Readings
Kun'yomi: おも.う、おぼ.す、おもえら.く。
On'yomi: シ。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. sound, noise
Readings
Kun'yomi: おと、ね。
On'yomi: オン、イン、-ノン。
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12 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. buy
Readings
Kun'yomi: か.う。
On'yomi: メ、バイ。
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13 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. music, comfort, ease
Readings
Kun'yomi: たの.しい、たの.しむ、かな.でる、この.む。
On'yomi: ガク、ラク、ゴウ。
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18 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. topic, subject
Readings
On'yomi: ダイ、テイ。
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4 Strokes
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。
Stroke Count
8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. he, that, the
Readings
Kun'yomi: か、かれ、か.の、かの。
On'yomi: ヒ。
宿
Stroke Count
11 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
Readings
Kun'yomi: A、やど.る、やど.す、ぶすき、やけ、すく、やど。
On'yomi: シュク、シュ、スク、シュウ。
Stroke Count
12 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. clear up
Readings
Kun'yomi: は.れる、は.らす、は.れ、ば.れ、きよし、てる、なり、はる、はれ、-ば.れ、は.れ-。
On'yomi: ショウ、セイ。

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