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desu

How to use desu in a sentence. Live example sentences for desu pulled from indexed public discussions.

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だ da or the formal です desu is known as a copula, standing for an assumed verb.

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Quick take

だ da or the formal です desu is known as a copula, standing for an assumed verb.

Example sentences

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だ da or the formal です desu is known as a copula, standing for an assumed verb.

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Since the super keyword is often repeated in Rust, this would lead to code like `utilisons desu::desu::desu::a()`, for some added Japanese flavor.

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Now add -da/-desu and you can say that something is wonderful: "wandafuru desu".

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Because Japanese is a notoriously context-dependent language, AI cannot accurately translate even simple sentences like "Daijoubu desu".

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In most cases where you want to be polite (not formal) you would use "desu".

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To clarify further for those unfamiliar with the language,a super literal translation of "watashi wa hanbaga desu" is something like: (concerning/as for) myself, (it's) hamburger.

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A simple but famous case is "Watashi wa hamburger desu".

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I might have picked "desu" as the keyword, a shorter phonetic respelling of dessus.

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Just today I was thinking "doko wa kami desu ka?

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And English has nothing quite like the distinction between "de aru", "de gozaimasu" and "desu".

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If you want to say “I am fine”, you simply say “genki (desu/da)” If you want to say someone else is fine and there is sufficient context to indicate the subject, you also just say “genki (desu/da)”.

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I think the more grammatically correct question sentences would be "kami wa doko desu ka" (as for kami, where is it?) or "doko ga kami ga (ar)imasu ka" (where does kami exist?).

Quote examples

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Now add -da/-desu and you can say that something is wonderful: "wandafuru desu".

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Because Japanese is a notoriously context-dependent language, AI cannot accurately translate even simple sentences like "Daijoubu desu".

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In most cases where you want to be polite (not formal) you would use "desu".

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To clarify further for those unfamiliar with the language,a super literal translation of "watashi wa hanbaga desu" is something like: (concerning/as for) myself, (it's) hamburger.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use desu in a sentence?

だ da or the formal です desu is known as a copula, standing for an assumed verb.