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~なんです。 - thecite - 2009-07-21
Alright, this has gone on long enough.
It's quite embarrassing that I don't know such a basic piece of grammar, but somehow I've never learnt it, and no matter how much I hear it, the only thing I can guess is that it adds feeling.
What does the grammar ~なんです mean in the context that the Japanese put it at the end of nearly any sentence.
e.g.
好きなんです。
そうなんですか？そうなんです。
~なんです。 - Kaede - 2009-07-21
http://guidetojapanese.org/particles3.html#part5
That'll give you the basics. Other than that it's mostly a matter of just seeing how it's used, which is easy enough since it's used all the time.
~なんです。 - thecite - 2009-07-21
Ah, I thought it might have just been な ＋ んです。
Thanks.