のです – Vocabulary details

のです

Expression

1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

の and ん add emphasis

恥はずかしくないのですか。

Aren't you embarrassed?

あなたを驚おどろかせたくなかったのです。

I didn't want to surprise you.

まだ決きめていないのですか。

Haven't you decided yet?

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