Learn Japanese grammar: のです (no desu) & のだ (noda). Meaning: to explain something; show emphasis.
のです (no desu) has the same meaning as です (desu), but is different in that it feels a bit more personal since it is used to explain something, give reasoning, or to emphasize something.
It is exactly the same as んです (ndesu), which is a bit more casual.
For example, can you tell the difference between 1, 2 and 3?
- あついです (atsui desu)
- あついのです (atsui no desu)
- あついのだ (atsui noda)
1 is simply stating a fact. That it/something is hot.
2 is also stating a fact, but carries a bit more emphasis as the speaker may be answering/asking a question or explaining their feelings.
3 is the same as 2, but the more casual version.
NOTE: This grammar is only used with Nouns when asking questions.
クルーズはいい先生なのですか？
kuruuzu wa ii sensei nano desu ka?
Is Cruise a good teacher?
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のです - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
どこへ行きたいのですか。
Example #2
あなたが悪いのだ。
Example #3
どう違うのだ。
Example #4
何を言いたいのですか。
Example #5
あなたは優しいのですね。
Example #6
昼ごはんを食べなかったのですね。
Example #7
今日は学校に行くのですね。
Example #8
食べるために生きるのではない。生きるために食べるのだ。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 暑い | あつい | hot; sultry |
| 良い | よい/いい | good |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher; instructor; master |
| どこ | where; what place | |
| 行く | いく | to go; to move |
| どう | how; in what way; how about | |
| 違う | ちがう | to differ |
| 何 | なに | what |
| 言う | いう | to say; to call |
| あなた | you | |
| 優しい | やさしい | kind |
| 昼ご飯 | ひるごはん | lunch |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 今日 | きょう | today; this day |
| 学校 | がっこう | school |
| 悪い | わるい | bad; poor; undesirable |
| 生きる | いきる | to live |
| ために | for the purpose of |
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