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  • September 16, 2013 at 2:04 pm #41944

    Michael Lowrey
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    I have just finished TF before school started and am just getting started on Tae Kim’s complete guide to Japanese. In his nouns section he says that の is used to seek explanation but TF says that it is a female sentence ender that can serve to either add emphasis or serve as the question marker か. I am somewhat confused by this and wanted to know what you all think/know so that I make sure to use this properly, if at all.

    September 16, 2013 at 5:17 pm #41945

    Anonymous

    It only sounds female-ish if it’s a sentence. If it’s used in a question then it’s gender neutral, according to TK.

    I say that, but even though I’m a guy I use の at the end of sentences all the time. Cause I’m 17 and love anime…

    September 17, 2013 at 1:08 am #41948

    Joel
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    のです = seeking explanation. It’s the slightly more formal version of んです. Also のだ or んだ.

    ですの = feminine ending.

    September 17, 2013 at 6:34 am #41950

    Anonymous

    Yeah I forgot to clarify that. It sounds feminine when the の is the very last thing in the sentence. のだ／んだ is a different grammar.

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