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のです [spec1] ； んです [spec1]
  1. [exp]
    《の and ん add emphasis》
    • the expectation is that ...
    • the reason is that ...
    • the fact is that ...
    • the explanation is that ...
    • it is that ...
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2849387 のだ 1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
    • ⇐ see: 2683060 なんです 1. it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
History:
    • A 2025-03-21 07:00:36 Jim Breen (id#2334830)
    • Comments
      なるほど。
    • A* 2025-03-21 03:42:03 (id#2334828)
    • A 2021-09-21 04:22:00 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      I think this is just amplifying sense 1 a little, and is covered by the note. The DBJG mentions "emphasize his point emotionally" (p 327).
    • Diff
      @@ -20,4 +19,0 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<gloss>talking about something emotively</gloss>
    • A* 2021-09-18 08:34:20 mark dufour
    • Comments
      seems good to at least mention this second meaning?
    • Refs
      dictionary of basic japanese grammar
    • Diff
      @@ -19,0 +20,4 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<gloss>talking about something emotively</gloss>
    • A 2021-06-05 12:11:51 Robin Scott
    • Diff
      @@ -14 +14 @@
-<s_inf>の and ん add emphasis; ～です forms are more polite</s_inf>
+<s_inf>の and ん add emphasis</s_inf>
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