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25 Dec 2017
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What is the difference between 「行きます」 and 「行くんです」 and 「行くんだ」 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 「行きます」 and 「行くんです」 and 「行くんだ」 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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「んです」and「んだ」are same in meaning. んです is a polite expression and んだ is a casual one.
"~ます" expresses just a fact. 行きます means only "I go". But んです/んだ have many nuances.
1. ask for a reason or give a reason
A:どうして日曜日に学校へ行くんですか?
B:今日はクラブ活動があるから行くんです。
2. insist
どうしても行きたいんだ。
3. understand
A:今日からバーゲンだから。
B:だからお店に行くんだね。
4. tranlation
A:行きたいわけじゃないけど、仕方ない。
B:要するに、行くんですね。
5. find out
佐藤さんが、歩いてる。そっか、今日は日曜日だから教会に行くんだ。
6. order
さっさと行くんだ。
んです/んだ are used in some situations, which is known already. You can't use it suddenly, when there is no premise.
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