のです (no desu)

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(のです, no desu), 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
虫歯を侮ると命に係わる場合もあるのです。Making light of cavities can be a matter of life and death.
0.3のシャー芯って何であんなに高いのですか?Why are ‘0.3’ pencil leads so expensive?
今まで使っていたものを今朝部屋でボール遊びをしていて、わってしまったのです。I broke the one I’ve been using till now this morning while playing with a ball in the room.
Windows95対応のゲームを動かしたいのです。I want to run a Windows 95 game.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
kakaricharge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
baplace, spot, scene
inochilife, life force
虫歯mushibacavity, tooth decay
shinwick; marrow; staple
naniwhat
高いtakaihigh, tall, expensive
遊びasobiplaying
asamorning
部屋heyaroom, chamber
imanow, the present time
今朝kesathis morning
taiopposite; opposition; versus; vs.; v.
対応taioucorrespondence
katsudouaction, activity

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
ケイかか.る, かかり, -がかりperson in charge, connection
メイ,ミョウいのちfate, destiny, life
よわい, は, よわ.いtooth, cog
なに, なん, なに-what
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
コン,キンいまnow
チョウあさmorning, dynasty
オクroof, house
使つか.う, つか.い, -つか.いuse, envoy
-べsection, portion
ユウ,ユあそ.ぶ, あそ.ばすplay
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
タイ,ツイあいて, こた.える, そろ.いopposite, compare

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