Japanese 271 - Offering explanation with んです

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cold; flukaze
to pull; to draw; to catch (a cold)hiku
to catch a cold を kaze wo hiku
He caught a light cold.かれ は かるい  を きました。kare ha karui kaze wo hikimasita.
the explanation is that...; it is that....んだnda
(It's because) I caught a cold. を いた んだ。kaze wo hiita nda.
I'm not going tomorrow. (It's because) I don't have any money.あし は かない。 おかね が ない んだ。asita ha ikanai. okane ga nai nda.
the explanation is that...; it is that....んですndesu
(Explain to me,) why did you go?どうして った んです か。dousite itta ndesu ka.
(It's because) it was the plan.てい だった んです。yotei datta ndesu.
(It's because) school is interesting.っこう は おもしろい んです。gakkou ha omosiroi ndesu.
(It's because) it's not quiet here.ここ は しずか で は ない んです。koko ha sizuka de ha nai ndesu.
What's wrong?; What's happened?どう した んです か。dou sita ndesu ka.
the explanation is that...; it is that....の ですno desu
I'm not going tomorrow. (It's because) I don't have any money.あし は きません。 おかね が ありません の です。asita ha ikimasen. okane ga arimasen no desu.
(It's because) it's the plan.ていな んです。yoteina ndesu.
I'm not going to the park. (It's because) It's (too) hot!こうえん に かない。 あつい んです よ。kouen ni ikanai. atui ndesu yo.
(It's because) it's convenient.便べんな んだ。benrina nda.
softwareソフトsohuto
(It's because) that software is useful.その ソフト は 便べんな んです。sono sohuto ha benrina ndesu.
(It's that) tomorrow is a holiday.あし は やすみな んです。asita ha yasumina ndesu.

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