です
Literal Breakdown
Recording | English | Japanese | Learn |
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de (hiragana) | で | ||
su (hiragana) | す |
Summary
The Japanese translation for “to be (polite form of だ (da), after uninflecting parts of speech)” is です. The Japanese, です, can be broken down into 2 parts:"de (hiragana)" (で) and "su (hiragana)" (す).Examples of "to be" in use
There are 3 examples of the Japanese word for "to be" being used:Recording | English | Japanese | Learn |
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It's cloudy today. | 今日は曇りです。 | ||
What is your hobby? | あなたの趣味は何ですか? | ||
I want to buy a cheap dictionary. | 安い辞書を買いたいんです。 |
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