✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Used in polite conversation with colleagues or superiors when explaining reasons. In very stiff formal writing, ‘のです’ is preferred.
In casual speech, ‘んです’ changes to ‘んだ’ (n da) or just ‘の’ (no) depending on the gender and regional dialect.
Rare in formal reports, but common in emails, blogs, and fiction dialogue. ‘のです’ is used for formal essays.
Essential for sounding natural; used to link the current situation to a reason.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
For Nouns and Na-adjectives in the non-past affirmative, you must add ‘na’ (e.g., 好きなんです, 病気なんです). For all other forms (past, negative, I-adjectives, verbs), simply use the plain form before ‘ndesu’.
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
The ‘n’ is a nasal sound. Ensure the ‘n’ is clearly voiced but short before the ‘desu’.
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of ‘ndesu’ as the ‘The thing is…’ or ‘It’s because…’ of Japanese. It ‘wraps’ your sentence in a layer of explanation.
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