You would want to use "degozaimasu" when you are in a very formal situation, if you were in an interview, if you are talking to a customer of yours, or if you are a train operator ("tsugi wa…tsugi wa kyouto eki…kyouto eki degozaimasu…" Sound familiar?) degozaru でござる （ ）: Of course, don't pay attention to the rest of the video, where my Japanese degrades and I start talking like a mixed up gangster. This is the most formal version of "desu." You've probably seen me use it in the beginning of some of my videos ("Koichi degozaimasu")…that is only because I am using formal broadcaster speech (if only for a little while) and talking to a ton of people I don't know. If you've just met someone, you should be using "desu." I think most people would be weirded out if you start using "degozaimasu" on them. It's fairly safe in almost all situations (unless you're talking to the emperor, or something, but that's when to pull out your gai-jin card and beg for mercy), and is used in formal, neutral, and informal situations. If you don't know which one to use, then use this one. This is the most common form of "desu" (duh). Just like every other version, it's used interchangeably with "desu," and is fairly common in speech. This is the most informal version of "desu." It's short, easy to say, and used amongst people who know each other fairly well (friends). When You want to act like a Samurai: degozaru でござる （ ） Here's the three you need to know:įormal Situations: degozaimasu でございます （ ） There are polite ways to say desu, and yakuza/gangsta ways to say it as well. With formality and politeness in mind, let's look at desu. So don't worry about it too much (right now). It all depends on whether you know the other person well, how old you are compared to them, and a dozen other things that even Japanese people can't figure out. Others get more specific and (terrifyingly) claim there are nine. In almost every aspect of Japanese language and culture, there are multiple levels of politeness.
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It's usually translated to English as "to be" or "it is."īut knowing what it is doesn't mean you know how to use it. That means it's a word that grammatically links subjects and predicates.
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