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Course 2 Lesson 11: Sayoko and Jeff (Grammar)

davido21

Post Date: 2006-02-02 16:08:37

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hi,

my question is, what does !nanda! mean? , for example

kiminoseinanda!it´s your fault, or anatawaokanemochinanda! . would you mind to explain a little bit please.?

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Post Date: 2006-02-02 16:13:19

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1) きみのせいなんだ。（KIMI NO SEI NANDA) = It is your fault!

2) あなたはおかねもちなんだ。(ANATA WA OKANEMOCHI NANDA) = You are rich!

だ (DA) is the informal version of です (DESU), so your example sentences sound both casual.
If you want to say it politely, you can change だ into です.

The んです (んだ） form is also used for emphasis. You need to add a な before んです（んだ) since you are using nouns (せい and おかねもち) in the above sentences.

To learn more about the form, please take a look at the link below.

What is the difference between IUNDA (said) and ITTA (said)?

I hope this helps,

Kanako @ YesJapan Teacher