YouTubeの動画
yūchūbu no dōga
The English phrase "youtube video" is translated into Japanese as YouTubeの動画 (yūchūbu no dōga).
YouTubeの動画 refers to a video hosted on the YouTube platform. The word 動画 (dōga) is a common term used to refer to any kind of moving image or video. To refer to a specific video by its name, you can use the pattern {video title} の動画. If you want to recommend a video to someone, you can say {video title} という動画 ({video title} to iu dōga) ga ii yo, which means "The video called {video title} is good."
What does it mean word for word?
This phrase is composed of YouTube, the possessive particle の and 動画 which means video.
Which one should you use?
In casual speech or as shorthand, the particle の is often omitted to create YouTube動画 (yūchūbu dōga).
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle の is used to link the platform name YouTube to the noun 動画.
How do you pronounce it?
yūchūbu no dōga
Did you know?
- If you were to use the katakana loanword for video, ビデオ (bideo), it often implies older formats like VHS or physical media rather than internet clips.
- In Japanese social media, you will often see the term 切り抜き動画 (kirinuki dōga), which refers to 'clipped videos'. These are short highlights edited from longer YouTube streams and have become a distinct cultural genre of content creation in Japan.
- In Japanese internet slang, the phrase 動画を上げる (dōga o ageru) is used to describe uploading a video, using the verb 'to raise' or 'to lift'.
Examples in context
- トムはザクロの食べ方をYouTubeの動画で見た。Tom watched a YouTube video on how to eat a pomegranate.This sentence is useful for showing how to use the form YouTubeの動画 to describe watching a video.Tatoeba #9727118 by bunbuku, translation #1830463 by CK
- 動画を作っていますI am making a video.
- ユーチューブで面白い動画見つけたI found an interesting video on YouTube.
- 最新のユーチューブ動画を見ているI am watching the latest YouTube videos.
- この動画で料理の作り方を学んだI learned how to cook from this video.
- 猫のかわいい動画を見つけたI found a cute video of cats.
- 最近見つけた、おすすめのユーチューブ動画あるんだけどI found a recommended YouTube video recently.
- このYouTubeの動画はとても面白いです。Kono YouTube no douga wa totemo omoshiroi desu.This YouTube video is very interesting.
- YouTubeの動画でレシピを調べました。YouTube no douga de reshipi o shirabemashita.I looked up the recipe in a YouTube video.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren and Himari are talking about a new hobby.
- 蓮 Ren陽葵、このYouTubeの動画を見た？Himari, kono YouTube no dōga o mita?Himari, did you see this YouTube video?
- 陽葵 Himariいいえ、まだ見ていないよ。Iie, mada mite inai yo.No, I haven't seen it yet.
- 蓮 Renやり方が詳しく説明してあるよ。Yarikata ga kuwashiku setsumei shite aru yo.The method is explained in detail.
- 陽葵 Himariわかった、後で見てみるね。Wakatta, ato de mite miru ne.I see, I'll check it out later.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
