How to Say ‘It's that I'm serious and diligent’ in Japanese
まじめなところです
majime na tokoro desu
[mah-JEE-meh nah toh-KOH-roh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: 〜なところです turns a trait into "the part of me that is ~". Use it with any word that takes な when describing someone: 親切なところです "it's that I'm kind".
Phrase Breakdown
まじめ
majime
[mah-JEE-meh]
serious; diligent
Earnest and hardworking; a na-adjective.
まじめに働きます。
I work diligently.
な
na
[nah]
(adjectival modifier)
な connects a な-adjective to a noun: ちっぽけな存在.
盾つくには お前らが どれほどちっぽけな存在だか分かったか。
To oppose (us), did you understand how insignificant you are?
ところ
tokoro
[toh-KOH-roh]
point; quality; aspect
After a description, ところ means a trait or quality of someone, not a physical place.
彼のまじめなところが好きです。
I like how serious he is.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
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