English passive: “was eaten,” “was told” — the subject has something done to it. Japanese reshapes the verb: 〜れる / られる. 食べられた (was eaten), 言われた (was told). Heads-up: it looks identical to the potential form, so lean on context — and for now just recognize it; producing it comes later.
Today's words
お兄さん
older brother; elder brother
火
fire; flame
引っ越す
to move (house); to change residence
耳
ear
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
兄
火
引
越
耳
See it in real sentences
車を盗まれました。
I had my car stolen.
カメラを盗まれました。
I had my camera stolen.
札いれを盗まれました。
Someone stole my wallet.
詰め物が取れました。
I've lost my filling.
ロバートブラウン先生が来られました。
Here comes our teacher, Robert Brown.
テレビがつけられた。
The TV was turned on.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
temple
堂
1d ago
to pick up
拾う
1d ago
war
戦争
3d ago
cartoon
漫画
3d ago
famous
有名
7d ago
wall
壁
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “older brother”?
Which word means “to move (house)”?
Which word means “fire”?
Which word means “ear”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I had my car stolen.”
車を盗まれました。
Say: “I had my camera stolen.”
カメラを盗まれました。
👀 Today’s input · ~20 min — where fluency actually comes from
Immersion — the real thing
Install the Yomitan pop-up dictionary, put on an anime you actually like with *Japanese* subtitles, and read along — look up only what blocks understanding. From here, this is the engine; the course was just the on-ramp.