です

Japanese

pron
Definitions
  • Polite form of ja-r to be
  • (After the plain past or nonpast form of -i adjectives (or nonstandardly verbs), to form the polite ending.)

Etymology

Compound from Japanese だ (be) + Japanese ある (be, exist), だ (be) + Japanese ござる, だ (be) + Japanese する (do), だ (be) + Japanese おわす, だ (be) + Japanese そうろう.

Origin

Japanese

そうろう

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