のは and the joint of particles

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derick78b

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Hello.

I've seen those particles, especially のは and niwa and I don't know how to use them. At times I know its translation but at times I get very confused.


Could please help me out? Is there - in this forum - any thread explaining this?


Thank you very much!

 

Toritoribe

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のは has so many usages. Do you have any examples? As for には, it's the topicalized に. It might be for comparison, or maybe emphasis.

 

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Toritoribe said:

のは has so many usages. Do you have any examples? As for には, it's the topicalized に. It might be for comparison, or maybe emphasis..

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描かれているのは、何らかの災厄によって人間以外の者 が滅んでしまった事実らしい。

But I'm trying to translate and understand, please, only let me know the use of NOHA.


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Toritoribe

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の is a pronoun in that case. It's close to "thing" in Englsh.

 

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So, how is the translation, please?

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the thing that is described / what is described