はだ (hada)
States that someone or something is ~, by marking the topic and giving it a predicate
Meaning & usage
はだ marks a topic and states a predicate about it, highlighting or clarifying what something is. It follows nouns, as in 長い時間だ, and combines with plain-form elements like のだ for explanatory emphasis. It appears in both casual and neutral speech.
Example sentences 8
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「これはとてもおもしろそうだね」とひろしが言います。
"This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.
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あなたは新しいことを勉強したいのだと思った。
I thought you liked to learn new things.
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そんなつもりではなかったんだ。
That wasn't my intention.
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１０年は待つには長い時間だ。
Ten years is a long time to wait.
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私はなぜか夜の方が元気だ。
For some reason I feel more alive at night.
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この新聞はロハだ。
This newspaper is free.
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私が何をしようと彼女はもっとうまくできると言うんだ。
Whatever I do, she says I can do better.
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iPhoneはインターネットにとって死神なんだって。
Apparently "the iPhone sounds the death knell for the Internet."