~です ~desu
How to make”~です..” in Japanese.
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- ・ Meaning: is, are,am (to be)
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- ・ JLPT Level: N5 日本語能力試験N5級レベル
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- ・ Category: grammar 文法
You can use ~です when you want to say “is, are,am (to be).”
The patterns is below:
(Subject or topic) wa/ga ( something) desu.
This means “is”, “am”, or “are” (depending on the situation), though the meaning in English is a lot broader than in Japanese. Some other
例文:Examples of sentence (with audio)
私は学生です。Watashi wa gakusei desu.
I am a student.
これはペンです。 Kore wa pen desu.
This is a pen.
わたしはケンです。Watashi wa Ken desu.
I am Ken.
Keep up with your studies!