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Contracting いる+の to いんの

Grammar: Colloquial and Casual Speech » Contracting 〜いる+の to 〜いんの

The verb いる followed by the particle の may contract as いんの.

Examples

Is something there with いんの

名探偵コナン » Volume 9 » Page 11

In a game of hide-and-seek, Conan and Ayumu find they’re hiding on the same bench. Their conversation attracts the seeker, Genta, leading him to find Conan. As Ayumu sneaks away unseen, she signals an apology to Conan.

コナン:
「バカ (はや)(かく)れてろ!」
“Stupid, hurry and hide!”
元太(げんた):
「ん? なんかいんのか?」
“Mm? Is something there?”

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Where are you at with いんの

orange » Volume 5 » Page 30

Azu is with her friends, waiting for Suwa. They call him to find what’s keeping him, and while Azu talks with Suwa by phone, she hears an echo of his voice in the distance.

あずさ:
須和(すわ)? (いま)どこにいんの?」
“Suwa? Where is it you're at right now?”
須和(すわ):
「じゃあ もう()る」
“Well, I'm hanging up now.”
あずさ:
「えっ」
“Eh?”

いるの contracts here to いんの.

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Why is it you're here with いんの

ひとりぼっちの○○生活 » Volume 1 » Page 107

Aru returns to her classroom after club. Expecting the classroom to be empty, she’s singing a song about herself as she enters the room. There, she finds her friends idling away the time.

アル:
「なな (なん)(みな)いんのよ!((だれ)もいないと(おも)ってた!)」
“Wh- why is it that you all are here?! (I was thinking no one was here!)”
なこ:
「(なんだ(いま)(うた)…)」
“(What was with that song just now...)”
ソトカ:
師匠(ししょう)がアルを()つって」
“Master said she'd wait for you.”
アル:
「でも(わたし)部活(ぶかつ)あるわよ」
“But I'm in a club!”

Note: Sotoka refers to Bocchi as 師匠(ししょう).

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