N5 — outside your level filter

の

のnoN5casual

savor + it's that…

ajiwau no

it's that…; is it that…? — the plain-style explanatory ending

meaning: it's that…

Related

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜の
  • 味あじわうの

ちょっと頭あたまが痛いたいの。

chotto atama ga itai no.

It's just that I have a bit of a headache. casual

どこ行いくの?

doko iku no?

Where are you off to? casual

All examples4

explaining — the sentence accounts for something the listener can already see

  1. ちょっと頭あたまが痛いたいの。

    chotto atama ga itai no.

    It's just that I have a bit of a headache. casual

  2. 明日あしたから出張しゅっちょうなの。

    ashita kara shutchou na no.

    I'm away on a business trip from tomorrow, you see. casual

asking after it — the same ending, said with rising pitch

  1. どこ行いくの?

    doko iku no?

    Where are you off to? casual

  2. もう食たべたの?

    mou tabeta no?

    You've eaten already? casual

How it's formed3