I watched your youtube clip in the earlier thread and found it interesting, but to be honest it is something I would rather focus on at a more intermediate stage in my learning. Aspects of language such as pitch are something I struggle with actively learning and tend to grasp a lot easier via listening to native speakers use terms in context. Once I develop a decent Nihongo vocabulary (probably about the time I switch from J-E to J-J sentences) pitch will more than likely be something I start actively focusing on.
Already bookmarked your youtube video for future reference.
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I'd be very interested in something like that! Especially about those "rules"! Thanks to your videos, I understand the principle of pitch accents, but the patterns regarding how it goes with conjugations are still unclear(I believe the accent moves to an other mora in some cases?) That with -MAsu for instance is amazing lol, didn't know that (and what a useful thing to know!) Thanks for making all of this!
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@uisukii I understand your position; I hope it helps you in the future.
@comeauch The part about verbs is what I wanted to cover in the third video. Some verb endings impart pitch to any verb (MAsu, MAshita, MASEn...), while some only affect accented verbs (te, ta...) or accentless verbs (mo, nara...), and some affect both but differently (tara, tari...).
Glad to hear that the lesson looks useful!