Confused, hence question

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okaeri_man

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i don't think i've come across a sentence like this before. i get the general idea of it, but if anyone can translate it and give an explanation, i'd be grateful

A-san ni sou saseta no wa boku na no da.

 

Elizabeth

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okaeri_man said:

i don't think i've come across a sentence like this before. i get the general idea of it, but if anyone can translate it and give an explanation, i'd be grateful

A-san ni sou saseta no wa boku na no da.

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I can't really explain without knowing where the confusion is, but I would imagine, since suru is a transitive verb, the possible translations would be "I am the one that made/allowed A-san (to) do that."

 

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okaeri_man

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ic... is the "boku na no da" bit a more formal way of saying "boku nan da"? if it's not i'm still confused.

 

hebiichigo

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"nan da" is a shorter way of saying "na no da", if I'm not mistaken.

 

Sumiyoshi炭吉

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Yes, as hebiichigo said, 'nan da' is the shortened form of 'na no da.'

From Handbook of Modern Japanese Grammar (Yoko McClain):

NA NO (N') DA なのだ it is the fact that it is; slightly emphatic ending. na no da usually does not have to be translated. Isu na no desu 椅子なのです。"It is a chair."