可愛いだけじゃない式守さん・ Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie ❤️‍🩹 Week 1 Discussion Thread (Absolute Beginners Book Club)

[ChristopherFritz]

@anon99047008

I have seen this ~のだ phrased as, “It is that ~”, so that can be a useful (if clunky) reminder of what it brings to the sentence if you struggle to remember it is explanatory.

Further reading on のだ, with explanation and manga examples:

Teasing Master Takagi-san ・ Volume 1

I felt like writing something grammary today, so here’s something that took me a bit of time to grasp properly in my earlier grammar-learning days. I’ve written it in a way that hopefully makes it easier for others to learn than it was for me.

Reasoning with のだ

One of the trickier Japanese grammar structures for English natives to get used to is のだ. Consider the following observations: The streets are wet. The package that was left on my doorstep is not there. Five new lessons came up for me…