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I don't understand 「僕は誰より彼女が好きなんだ。」. I guess 好きなんだ means love, but なん means not. Can anyone help me?










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          なん does not mean "not". This (な)ん is something called "explanatory-の". You can learn about it in the following articles.




          • What is the meaning of ~んです/~のだ/etc?

          • Explanatory のだ (んだ)


          より is a particle to mark a comparison target. So the sentence is the same as 僕は誰より彼女が好きだ but with an added nuance. Perhaps the person is trying to convince someone. The translation would be "I love her more than anybody (else)."






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          • @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

            – naruto
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          • But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

            – macraf
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          • Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

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          なん does not mean "not". This (な)ん is something called "explanatory-の". You can learn about it in the following articles.




          • What is the meaning of ~んです/~のだ/etc?

          • Explanatory のだ (んだ)


          より is a particle to mark a comparison target. So the sentence is the same as 僕は誰より彼女が好きだ but with an added nuance. Perhaps the person is trying to convince someone. The translation would be "I love her more than anybody (else)."






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          • @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

            – naruto
            2 days ago











          • But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

            – macraf
            2 days ago











          • Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

            – naruto
            yesterday


















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          なん does not mean "not". This (な)ん is something called "explanatory-の". You can learn about it in the following articles.




          • What is the meaning of ~んです/~のだ/etc?

          • Explanatory のだ (んだ)


          より is a particle to mark a comparison target. So the sentence is the same as 僕は誰より彼女が好きだ but with an added nuance. Perhaps the person is trying to convince someone. The translation would be "I love her more than anybody (else)."






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          • @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

            – naruto
            2 days ago











          • But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

            – macraf
            2 days ago











          • Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

            – naruto
            yesterday
















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          なん does not mean "not". This (な)ん is something called "explanatory-の". You can learn about it in the following articles.




          • What is the meaning of ~んです/~のだ/etc?

          • Explanatory のだ (んだ)


          より is a particle to mark a comparison target. So the sentence is the same as 僕は誰より彼女が好きだ but with an added nuance. Perhaps the person is trying to convince someone. The translation would be "I love her more than anybody (else)."






          share|improve this answer















          なん does not mean "not". This (な)ん is something called "explanatory-の". You can learn about it in the following articles.




          • What is the meaning of ~んです/~のだ/etc?

          • Explanatory のだ (んだ)


          より is a particle to mark a comparison target. So the sentence is the same as 僕は誰より彼女が好きだ but with an added nuance. Perhaps the person is trying to convince someone. The translation would be "I love her more than anybody (else)."







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          • @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

            – naruto
            2 days ago











          • But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

            – macraf
            2 days ago











          • Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

            – naruto
            yesterday





















          • @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

            – naruto
            2 days ago











          • But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

            – macraf
            2 days ago











          • Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

            – naruto
            yesterday



















          @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

          – naruto
          2 days ago





          @macraf If I wrote something misleading, please feel free to correct it :)

          – naruto
          2 days ago













          But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

          – macraf
          2 days ago





          But I wasn't sure. Actually one might claim it actually is a negation as in ナンセンス :)

          – macraf
          2 days ago













          Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

          – naruto
          yesterday







          Ah, I was not thinking of "non-" at all :D

          – naruto
          yesterday












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