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The reason/explanation may not be in the same sentence, so it can also be seen as a way to emphasize the content. の is more common in written, while ん is common in spoken Japanese.
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君 の 気 持 ち は 受 け 取 り ま し た 。 で も 私 結 婚 し て る ん で す 。 
I've gotten (understand) your feelings, but I'm married.
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「 珍 し く ズボン な ん だ ね 」 「 昨日 、 ス カ ー ト を 全 部 洗 っ た ん で す 」 
"It's rare for you to wear slacks." "I washed all my skirts yesterday."
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静 か に し て ください 。 病 人 が 寝 て い る ん で す 。 
Please be quiet. The sick people are sleeping.
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「 太 郎 が いない なんて 、 珍 し い ね 」 「 実 は 、 喧 嘩 し て し ま っ た ん で す 」 
"How rare for Taro to not be here." "Actually, he got into a fight."

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AVerb: Casual
 
ANoun な
 
Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective な
 
 
ん/のです
Basic Examples:
走ったんです ((because he) ran)

氷なんです ((because of) ice)

悪いんです ((because) it's bad)

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Grammar usage notes

The n-desu form is used to soften a direct statement for politeness.
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マイコー
Level: 292
んです is only used in speech. When used in writing, the full form のです should be used.

Example:
彼は学生なんです。(Speech)
彼は学生なのである。(Writing)
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宮本勝利
Level: 1
You should check this; tells when to use んです and when not to:
[www.japanese-language.aiyori.org]
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Rishi (リシ）
Level: 323

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dfperfume
Level: 1
Is this like a shortened の?
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 292
No, it's not. Really, this deserves a much, much longer explanation, I just haven't had the time to do the proper research and expand it.
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16 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 1959
This is a great form to use to up your politeness when you're way too used to using casual speech - I sometimes find myself using casual forms when talking to my coworkers/先輩s, and just add ‾んです to make it work!
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15 years ago
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テリフン
Level: 1
In the second usage note, the explanation uses のです but the example uses のである. I am a little confused. Do they mean the same thing?
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13 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 292
のである is a bit more..formal, I would say, but in terms of meaning, yes, they are the same.
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13 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 1959
the second example sentence has two だs at the end of the first quote, and either is missing an additional quotation bracket at the end or has an extra one at the beginning: [color=red]「[/color]「珍しくズボンなんだ[color=red]だ[/color]」「昨日昨日スカートスカート全部全部洗ったんです」 "It's rare for you to wear slacks." "I washed all my skirts yesterday."
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11 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 292
Very weird glitch in the code (the original sentence was in there correctly, but the display was off. Should be fixed!)
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11 years ago
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Tanooki
Level: 14
i often hear 'ga' at the end of an ndesu...might be worth noting?
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11 years ago
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