✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Avoid in formal situations. Use ‘～そうです’ or ‘～とのことです’ instead.
Extremely common among friends, family, and close colleagues.
Only used in informal writing like SNS, texting, or casual letters.
Used almost exclusively in spoken language to sound natural and conversational.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
‘ndatte’ is a combination of the explanatory ‘n’ (shortened from ‘no’) and the quotation marker ‘datte’. For nouns and na-adjectives, ‘da’ becomes ‘na’.
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
The ‘n’ is a nasal sound. Ensure the ‘tte’ is a sharp double consonant (sokuon).
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of it as ‘n’ (explanation) + ‘datte’ (he said/heard). It’s like saying ‘The thing is, I heard that…’ in a very short, casual way.
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