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Grammar detail: particle combination なの and なのは
particle combination なの and なのは
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The particle な (used to join な adjectives or nouns with the nouns they modify) and the particle の (with a couple of different meanings) are often combined. Here are a few different situations in which this form can be used.
In informal speech, you might hear sentences ending with なの. This is a combination of な and the sentence ending question particle の, indicating a question:
なの used this way is an informal alternative to なんですか.
In other situations, the の is the nominalizing particle の. In this use the なの is an informal way to slightly 'soften' an assertion, and is a short form of なのです or なんです:
This usage is generally only found in female speech.
Both uses above are verbal forms, and the wording is essentially identical, so intonation would be needed to differentiate the meaning.
A third context is the use of なのは, typically following a noun. In this case, the な serves to link the noun with the の, which is acting as a nominalizer or noun replacement. The は then serves its normal function to indicate that what preceded it is the topic of the sentence. This is a very common construction used to mean 'the thing that is ~'.
Here, なのは means 'the thing that is', following
せいこう
成功
にひつよう
必要
'necessary for success'. This is marked as the topic of the sentence by the は.Here, なのは means 'the fact that I like sports' or 'me liking sports'. This usage of なのは can often be used interchangeably with というのは.
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1. used to make an assertion (at sentence-end with falling intonation; female term or language; colloquialism)2. used to ask a question (at sentence-end with rising intonation; female term or language; colloquialism)
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Kanji used in this grammar
セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
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