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です

Reading

Kana: です
Romaji: desu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

aux
1

be; is

Note: polite copula
Note: polite (teineigo) language
See also: である

Example Sentences

梅雨(つゆ)です。
➥It is our rainy season.
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満足(まんぞく)です。
➥That hit the spot.
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(ひま)ですよ。
➥I'm free.
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無料(むりょう)です。
➥It's for free.
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満席(まんせき)です。
➥All the seats are booked.
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(なに)ですか。
➥What is it?
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デス

Reading

Kana: デス
Romaji: desu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

death

Example Sentences

(あたら)しいデスクをお(ねが)いします。
➥I'm going to ask for a new desk.
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日本語(にほんご)(はな)すスチュワーデスはいるか。
➥Is there a Japanese-speaking stewardess?
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デスクトップの壁紙(かべがみ)をペットの写真(しゃしん)にした。
➥I used a photo of my dog for my desktop wallpaper.
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(かれ)はスチュワーデスと結婚(けっこん)した。
➥He married a stewardess.
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ジェーンは(わか)(ころ)スチュワーデスだった。
➥Jane was a stewardess when she was young.
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デスクトップがグチャグチャになってきた。
➥My desktop has gotten cluttered.
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出洲

出州

Readings

Kana: でず、です
Romaji: dezu, desu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

spit (of land)

Kanji

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: シュウ、 ス、 しま
Meanings: continent, sandbar, island, country
Readings: シュウ、 ス、 す
Meanings: state, province