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Episode 85 - How use - ndesu / - nodesu (asking questions, making a request etc.)

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のです/んです

1. Question

2. Reason

3. Emphasize

4. Interpretation

5. Request


★1. Question★

It is used to ask questions.

だれ、なに、どこ、いつ、

どうして etc. + の/んです。


どこへ行(い)くんですか?

どうして遅(おく)れたんですか?

何(なに)をしているんですか?


★2. Reason★

It is used to express reasons. 

It is used when the speaker is 

going to do something and 

the speaker explains the situations 

which are not expresed in words.


どうして遅(おく)れたんですか?


→バスが来(こ)なかったんです。


→雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っていたんです。


→鍵(かぎ)をなくしたんです。


★3. Emphasize★

It is used to emphasize 

the meaning of a sentence.

Often comes together with emphasize adverbs 

ex. 本当(ほんとう)に、とても etc.


このりんごは本当(ほんとう)においしいんですよ!

このテストはとても難しいんです。


★4. Interpretation★

It is used to interprete or 

confirmation of 

what the listner said.


なるほど、外国(がいこく)に住(す)んでいたんですね。

へえ、今週(こんしゅう)は忙(いそが)しいんですね。

★5. Request★

It is used when the speaker would

like to make a request, 

or before the speaker make request


すみません、そこのコップを取(と)ってほしいんですが。

あのー、手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いたんですが。

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