japanese · Complex Sentences · Lesson 105
Giving Explanations with んです/のです
Mastering the explanatory form 'n desu' to provide context, reasons, or background information.
I need to borrow your textbook, you see, because I lent mine to a friend. They gave it back to me yesterday, but I need to give it to someone else, so I need an explanation.
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to give (to someone)
Group 2 verb
A simpler verb type that always ends in る. To change the form, just drop the る and add a new ending — like 食べる (eat) becomes 食べます.
to receive
Group 1 verb
The most common verb type. The ending sound changes depending on how you use it — like how 飲む (drink) becomes 飲みます in polite speech.
to give (to me)
Group 2 verb
A simpler verb type that always ends in る. To change the form, just drop the る and add a new ending — like 食べる (eat) becomes 食べます.
to lend
Group 1 verb
The most common verb type. The ending sound changes depending on how you use it — like how 飲む (drink) becomes 飲みます in polite speech.
to borrow
Group 2 verb
A simpler verb type that always ends in る. To change the form, just drop the る and add a new ending — like 食べる (eat) becomes 食べます.
explanation
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Grammar Preview
it is that ~ (explanatory)
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