Breakdown of tashika kondo no kadai no shimekiri wa asatte no asa no hazu da.
はwa
topic particle
のno
possessive case particle
朝asa
morning
明後日asatte
day after tomorrow
Questions & Answers about tashika kondo no kadai no shimekiri wa asatte no asa no hazu da.
What nuance does たしか add here? Is it the same as たしかに?
- たしか means “If I remember correctly / I’m fairly sure.” It softens the statement and signals slight uncertainty.
- たしかに means “indeed / certainly,” which is assertive agreement or concession, not a hedge. It wouldn’t fit this sentence’s “from memory” nuance.
- You’ll often hear the stack たしか … はずだ, which doubly softens the claim: “If I recall, it should be …”
Why are there so many の? What does each one do?
の links nouns and noun-like phrases. Break-down:
- 今度 の 課題 = “this/next time’s assignment; the upcoming assignment”
- 課題 の 締め切り = “the assignment’s deadline”
- 明後日 の 朝 = “the morning of the day after tomorrow”
- 朝 の はず = “(it) is expected to be the morning” because はず is a noun and takes の after a noun. Chaining の like this is very common in Japanese.
Why is it 朝のはずだ and not just 朝だ?
Because はず is a noun meaning “expectation/supposed-to.” To say “X should be Y,” when Y is a noun, you use the pattern N の はずだ.
- 締め切りは明後日の朝だ = “The deadline is the morning of the day after tomorrow.” (confident assertion)
- 締め切りは明後日の朝 の はずだ = “The deadline should be the morning of the day after tomorrow.” (inferred/remembered expectation)
Why is は used after 締め切り? Could I use が?
