Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn んです for explaining situations, giving reasons, and seeking confirmation.
- Form and connection: [Plain form] んです / のです
- Nuance in real use: んです adds a layer of "you know?" to any statement — implying the unsaid "I have my reasons, please understand."
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn んです for explaining situations, giving reasons, and seeking confirmation.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
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[Plain form] んです / のですShow answer
The train was delayed (that's why).Show answer
どこへ行いくんですか。 ([Plain form] んです / のです)Continue learning
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