sensushi

write + it's that…

kaku n desu

it's that…; you see — marks the utterance as an explanation

おくれてすみません。電車でんしゃまっていたんです。

okurete sumimasen. densha ga tomatte ita n desu.

Sorry I'm late — the trains had stopped, you see. neutral

その荷物にもつ、どうしたんですか。

sono nimotsu, dou shita n desu ka.

What's the story with all that luggage? neutral

んです

んですn desuN4neutral

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