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2. www.japaneseprofessor.com › reference › grammarConjugations of the Japanese Copula

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   The copula takes three basic forms in standard speech: the plain form だ (da) in informal speech, the polite form です (desu) in formal speech, and でございます (de gozaimasu) in honorific speech.

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4. thetalklist.com › what-does-da-mean-in-japaneseWhat Does Da Mean in Japanese? A Comprehensive Guide

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   Sep 30, 2024 · In Japanese grammar, だ (da) is what we call a copula. Don’t let that fancy grammatical term scare you – it’s actually pretty simple. It’s basically the equivalent of “to be” in English.

5. japanese.stackexchange.com › questions › 74286Language rules of である beyond simply replacing です、だ

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   May 2, 2021 · …on dearu grammar rules, I only manage to find forum answers that it's a formal, written replacement of desu/da. Indeed, as you mentioned, である can replace だ/です for formality; notably in literature. This much is true. …where it's used, in the middle of [a sentence], clearly [doesn't] allow for …desu/da to be inserted haphazardly.

6. www.tofugu.com › japanese › da-vs-desu-in-real-lifeDa (だ) vs Desu (です)—How People Use them in Real Life

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   Sep 24, 2019 · To put it simply, だ is plain and である is a bit more authoritative and formal. For that reason, だ style is usually referred to as plain style, and である style is referred to variously in textbooks as plain-formal, literary, or expository style. です・ます style remains one set, referred to as polite style.

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   What does “Desu” mean?

   • What “Desu” Means – The Simple Answer “Desu” is the polite form of the copula verb meaning “to be” or “is”. It is the verb used to describe two things as being equal, that is, X = Y. Typically, this will be done using the pattern: X wa Y desuX は Y です。

   Desu: What It Means, and When and How to Use It - 80/20 Japanese

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   What is the difference between Da and desu?

   • Backus, Trans.) London: Faber and Faber. (Original work published 1988). Da is casual. Desu is formal. But the difference in their nuances is more than that. Learn what Da and Desu truly mean.

   Da (だ) vs Desu (です)—How People Use them in Real Life - Tofugu

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   What is the polite form of 'desu'?

   • The polite forms of the last three all include “desu”「です」, which effectively means “is” or “to be”. For [noun + copula verb] predicates, “desu”「です」is the copula verb, so its meaning of “is” essentially tells us that [the topic (or subject) of the sentence] = [the word or phrase before “desu”「です」].

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   What does Yoshi wa Nihon kara Gakusei Desu mean?

   • Yoshi is a student from Japan. This does make sense, but we cannottranslate this into Japanese as: ×yoshi wa nihon kara gakusei desu. ×よし は にほん から がくせい です。 ×よしは日本にほんから学生がくせいです。 To understand why this works in English but not in Japanese, it will help to define this sentence in terms of “A = B”. Let’s see: Yoshi = [a student from Japan]

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   What is the informal equivalent of “desu”?

   • Unfortunately, however, if we try to take this simple approach much further, our understanding of “desu”「です」can become a bit questionable. This is because the informal equivalent of “desu”「です」takes different forms depending on the situation, including, in some cases, no form at all!

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   What is a situational meaning of Japanese social deixis?

   • Situational meanings of Japanese social deixis: The mixed use of the masu and plain forms. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 8 (1), 87-110.

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8. 8020japanese.com › desuDesu: What It Means, and When and How to Use It - 80/20 Japanese

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   May 23, 2018 · What “Desu” Means – The Simple Answer. “Desu” is the polite form of the copula verb meaning “to be” or “is”. It is the verb used to describe two things as being equal, that is, X = Y. Typically, this will be done using the pattern: X wa Y desu. It is easy to think that “wa” means “is” or “equals” here, but it doesn ...