Reading for grammar you already know

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#1

Heya,

I was wondering, how many of you are still reading the supplemental material for grammar points you already know everything about?

For example, I have a very basic understanding of Japanese going into BunPro, and understand things like the て-form, most common particles, ます form, etc.
I think I know everything there is to know about them, and so far I seem to be correct there. However, I am afraid that some of my knowledge might be more limited than assumed, so I might be missing out of some important nuances or uses if I don’t go through all of them.
I kind of went wild unfortunately and already went through 48 review items, so that would be quite a gargantuan task… :sweat_smile::sweat_smile:

Anyway back to the general question, do you read supplemental grammar points if you think you already got the gist?

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#2

For me, it depends on the grammar point (or my mood). With 12 example sentences, I think they attempt to put in special circumstance examples so I tend to read those first before exploring further.

I prefer books but Maggie Sensei has been a great resource too but takes a while to read through. The ungrammatical examples in DBJG/DIJG have been really helpful too. I think nuances take time. Even if I can successfully run a grammar point, a native might tell me “I know what you are saying, but we don’t exactly say it like that”…:man_facepalming:

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#3

Yes! I was living in Japan for well over a year before starting Bunpro, both as an exchange student and as a worker. I had been in the country, speaking Japanese for a total of about 18 months before I realised the difference between ～まで and ～までに - this was thanks to BunPro and reading the supplemental materials. This is N5 stuff and I’m N2, but because it’s a small difference, the people around me never bothered correcting me - but obviously going forward into the future, it’s going to be necessary to know.
That’s just one example but there are many more when I have had a light bulb moment and said “Ahh I never realised that up until now! I can’t believe I was always missing that simple point!”

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