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dependent clause
29-1
Verb Plain Form のは Noun です
Grammar
Verb Plain Form のは Noun です
meaning : It is Noun that …This sentence pattern is like “cleft sentence” in English.
“Noun” is an information that you want to emphasize.
↓ ↓ ↓
はなこが つくっているのは ケーキです。
( It is a cake that Hanako is making. )
The clause of “-のは” is a dependent clause, and the subject in a dependent clause is marked by “が” not “は”.
わたしは パンを かいました。↓ ↓ ↓
わたしが パンを かったのは きのうです。
( It is yesterday that I bought bread. )
Tense of the main clause is “Noun です ( Present )” in general, even though it happened in the past.
わたしが にほんに きたのは ９さいのときです。
( I came to Japan when I was 9 years old. )
( I came to Japan when I was 9 years old. )
Verb Plain Form のは Noun です
Let's say in Japanese !
Please touch “in Japanese” to see the answer.
1. It was in Tokyo that we met.
2. It is tomorrow that the package will arrive.
package : にもつ
to arrive : とどきます
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