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What score did you get with 〜の

Grammar Explanation: Reasoning with 〜のだ

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After failing a test at school, Usagi drowns her sorrows at the arcade. She returns home late and finds her mother expecting her.

お母(かあ)さん:
「さっき　そこで海野(うみの)クンに会(あ)ったわよ。海野(うみの)くんテストで９５点(てん)だったって」
“I saw Umino a while ago. He said he scored 95 points on a test.”
「で、うさぎは何店(なんてん)だったの？ 」
“So, what was your score, Usagi?”
Literal: “So, it is that your score is how many points, Usagi?”

Key Points

  1. だったの？ asks for the missing explanation

    • The mother already knows Usagi had a test, so の asks her to fill in the unknown result.

  2. 何点(なんてん) asks for a score

    • 何点(なんてん) asks how many points or what score.