のはだ (nohada)

emphasizes a clause, meaning it is ~ that ~

Meaning & usage

のはだ turns a clause into the topic with の and then comments on it with だ, creating a cleft sentence that highlights what comes before だ, as in こんなことをやれるのは今だけだ. The clause before のは is in plain form, and verbs may take というのは when quoted or named.

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