For example, in an a situation like

> 誰がやった？
>
> 彼がやったんだ

Would the latter sentence be considered past or present tense? Is んだ a
combination of の and だ with だ as a copula, or is it a different word
altogether that functions more like other sentence ending particles like
よ,ぞ,な, etc.
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Is a sentence like 彼がやったんだ past or present tense?
Both is past tense. The former is a question the latter is an answer (he did
it).

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