なのだ

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of particle (na, attributive form (連体形) of auxiliary verb (da) or copula particle used after the adjective verbs (形容動詞)), (no, particle to nominalize) and (da, auxiliary verb of assertion).

Phrase

なのだ (nanoda) 

  1. used to indicate a strong assertion
    • 1857-1863, 梅亭金鵞 (Baitei Kinga), 滑稽本 [Kokkeibon]:七偏人 [Shichihenjin], volume 3:
      (なま)()()(なま)(ゑひ)だから、()(ちら)(あつら)(むき)なのだ
      Namagiki no namaei da kara, kochira no atsuraemuki na no da
      He's a drunken smatterer, so he's perfect for us.

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