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'topic marker' or 'what about, where is'
は
expresses politeness toward and distance from the listener
ます
I
私
An accusative case particle: a grammatical marker following the direct object of a verb
を
to exist
(ren'yōkei)
あり
to have; there is
(polite form of ある (aru))
あります
final interrogative particle, similar to a question mark
か
possession particle
の
to be
(polite form of だ (da), after uninflecting parts of speech)
です
to; towards
(indicates a destination or movement toward something)
へ