のです, のだ, んです, んだ

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • the expectation is that ...
  • the reason is that ...
  • the fact is that ...
  • it is that ...

Example Sentences

まで出発できないのです
I cannot start till six o'clock.
One of my suitcases is missing.
キートンはこれが本当かどうか知りたかったのです
Keeton wanted to know if this is true.
I had intended to finish this yesterday, but I couldn't.
We're playing baseball after work today.