んです (ndesu)

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Meaning

  1. the expectation is that …
  2. the reason is that …
  3. the fact is that …
  4. the explanation is that …

All JLPT 5 grammar : のです（んです, ndesu）, the expectation is that …; the reason is that …; the fact is that …; the explanation is that …; it is that …, [Expression]

Example

日本語意味
申し訳ないけど長居できないんですよ。I’m sorry, I can’t stay long.
ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.
黒魔法の話を聞きたいです。学院ではさわりしか聞いたことがないんですが興味があります。I’d like to hear about black magic. I was only told the highlights in the academy, and it interests me.
僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。For my tastes, I’d prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
申し訳moushiwakeapology, excuse
笑顔egaosmiling face
表hyoutable, chart, list
表情hyoujoufacial expression
差sadifference, variation
どんどんdondonrapidly, continuously
変henstrange, odd, peculiar
口kuchimouth, opening, hole
魔法mahoumagic; witchcraft; sorcery
学gakulearning, scholarship
味ajiflavor, taste
興味kyoumiinterest, curiosity
話hanashitalk, speech, chat
渋いshibuiastringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart; austere; elegant
僕bokuI, me
服fukuclothes

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
長チョウなが.い, おさlong, leader, superior, senior
居キョ,コい.る, -い, お.るreside, to be, exist
申シンもう.す, もう.し-, さるhave the honor to
口コウ,クくちmouth
顔ガンかおface, expression
変ヘンか.わる, か.わり, か.えるchange, strange
表ヒョウおもて, -おもて, あらわ.すsurface, chart
情ジョウ,セイなさ.けfeelings, emotion
差サさ.す, さ.しdistinction, difference
笑ショウわら.う, え.むlaugh
聞ブン,モンき.く, き.こえるhear, ask, listen
学ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
話ワはな.す, はなしtale, talk
院インinstitution
黒コクくろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.いblack
味ミあじ, あじ.わうflavor, taste
法ホウ,ハッ,ホッ,フランのりmethod, law, rule
地チ,ジground, earth
服フクclothing, obey
欲ヨクほっ.する, ほ.しいlonging, greed, passion

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