Japanese Transitivity Pairs are NOT What You Think | 自動詞 & 他動詞 (Jidoushi & Tadoushi)

Japanese transitivity pairs are NOT what you think, 自動詞 & 他動詞 (Jidoushi & Tadoushi) are the Japanese way to describe "Transitivity". Many learners have never heard of the concepts of 自動詞 (Self Verb) and 他動詞 (Other Verb) and those who do often don't understand how it fits into Japanese sentence structure and are left confused. Traditional explanations of Japanese transitivity often miss the bigger picture.

In this video, I break down Japanese verb pairs in a way that actually makes sense—without overcomplicating things with unnecessary grammar jargon like "transitivity".

🎬 Timestamps:
00:00 What is a 自動詞?
00:47 What is a 他動詞?
01:26 Verbs that are BOTH 自動詞 & 他動詞
02:05 Transitivity Verb Pairs in Japanese
02:34 How Japanese Transitivity REALLY Works
04:50 1st rule: Spotting 他動詞
05:45 2nd rule: Spotting 自動詞
06:13 3rd rule: を Particle Rule
06:52 自動詞 that can take the を particle
08:37 Transitivity of Japanese Compound Verbs 複合動詞
09:38 Japanese Verb Transitivity Triplets

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