I’m thrown by that “nam” over there – do they have the same meaning? Different? Same general meaning but different contexts of use or different shades of meaning?
There is a subtle difference between the two.
好きだ (suki da) is more of a statement of facts. I like (whatever).
好きなんだ carries a more explanatory tone. i.e. you eat too fast and someone looks at you weirdly, you might say 好きなんだ (sukinanda)
nda/ndesu (more polite) can also be used with i-adjectives and short-form verbs. In these cases you don’t need the na before the nda
that’s to say:
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aѕнι a, tesuto ga aru
(I have a test tomorrow, simple statement)
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aѕнι a, tesuto ga arunda
I have a test tomorrow (so… can’t go out tonight or something like that is implied in the nes)
Also, people use it a lot in questions where they want some kind of clarification or explanation.
that is, you can hear douѕнι year? （どうしたの？）
enough
の is an informal way of saying んですか (where ka is the interrogative particle)
which means what is wrong and implies that something is wrong.
The answer to this could be something like:
彼と別れたんだ
kare for wakaretanda
I broke up with my boyfriend (nes means it’s an explanation)
“What do you like” would look more like:
何が好き?
nani ga suki?
Or
何が好きですか
nani ga suki desu ka
(more polite)
suki nanda
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Ai is a noun. Suki is a verb, (or verb-adjective in Japanese). You cannot place them on the same line. But grammar aside, I think you want to know the difference between ai as “love” and suki as “like”. Suki can be used as “love”. In fact, ai is not always used in Japanese. Ai is like a deep love, you only use it for your girlfriend or parents/kids. But even among them, some people only use suki and end up not using ai.
Nan suki da = what you like.
Suki da = I like it.
Source(s): Speaking Japanese at Home.
I think suki nan da is like: do you like it?
and suki da means something like: I like it.
sorry, I’m n00b =/
Source(s): elective language course for school
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