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BasicJLPT N5 Grammar

の | It is that

Sentence-final: it is that ~ (female/child)

Romaji: no it is that

Meaning & usage

A sentence-final particle used by a female or a child to indicate an explanation or emotive emphasis.

Notes

優しい - やさしい - tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable

Example sentences 8

  1. A:どうしたの？  B:頭が痛いの。

    A: What's the matter with you?  B: I have a headache.

  2. A:どうして泣いているの？  B:お母さんがいないの。

    A: How come you are crying?  B: 'Cause mommy's gone.

  3. A:どうして食べないの？B:お腹（が）空いて（い）ないの。

    A: How come you don't eat it?B: 'Cause I'm not hungry.

  4. あの人はとても優しいの。

    He is so gentle, you know.

  5. うちの子はまだ小学生なの。

    My child is still in grade school.

  6. 主人はエンジニアなの。

    My husband is an engineer.

  7. 大学はプリンストンだったの。

    My university was Princeton.

  8. 母はまだとても元気なの。

    My mother is still quite fine.

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