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Jul 2022
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Episode 105 - How to use "no" at the end...

Masa Sensei
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【~の?、~の】

 

"These are the contracted form of …のですか/んですか。


のですか/んですか is used for :

1. Question 

2. Interpretation

3. Reason 

4. Emphasize

5. Request



It is used to ask questions to the familiars or children. Raise your voice at the end of the sentence.  Oftern used in the plain style conversation. Used by both men and women


plain form / いadj + の?

なadj / noun + なの?


1. Question

だれ/なに/どこ/いつ/どうして+の/んです。


どこへ行(い)くんですか?

どこへ行(い)くの?


どうして遅(おく)れたんですか?

どうして遅(おく)れたの?


何(なに)をしているんですか?

何(なに)をしているの?


2. Interpretation


It is used to interpretation or confirmation of what the listner said.


お腹(なか)がすいているんですか?

これが欲(ほ)しいんですか?


お腹(なか)がすいているの?

これが欲(ほ)しいの?


The declarative ones are maily used by women and children.


plain form / いadj + の

なadj / noun + なの



3. 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.


~からです。


どうして遅(おく)れたんですか?

どうして遅(おく)れたの?


→彼(かれ)が遅刻(ちこく)したからです。

彼(かれ)が遅刻(ちこく)したの。


→バスが来(こ)なかったんです。

バスが来(こ)なかったの。


→雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っていたんです。

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っていたの。


→鍵(かぎ)をなくしたんです。

鍵(かぎ)をなくしたの。。


4. 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!

このりんご本当(ほんとう)においしいの!


このテストはとても難しいんです。

このテストはとても難しいの!


5. Request

It is used when the speaker would like to make a request, or before the speaker make request


そこのコップを取(と)ってほしいんですが。

そこのコップを取(と)ってほしいの。


手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いたんですが。

手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いたの。


5時(じ)に電話(でんわ)してほしいんですが。

5時(じ)に電話(でんわ)してほしいの。


話(はなし)を聞(き)いてほしいんですが。

話(はなし)を聞(き)いてほしいの。

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