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Japanese Verb

Romaji: da

Meaning(s)

  1. To be

Although they have become words in their own right, da is a technically contraction of de aru and desu is a contraction of de gozaimasu. The other forms are conjugations of these contractions.

Forms

There is no Kanji for だ.

Form Japanese
(Kana)
Romaji Non-contracted
(Kanji and Kana)
Non-contracted
(Romaji)
Translation
Plain Positive Present Form da である de aru To be
Polite Positive Present Form です desu で御座います de gozaimasu To be
Plain Positive Past Form だった datta であった de atta To have been
Polite Positive Past Form でした deshita で御座いました de gozaimashita To have been
Plain Negative Present Form じゃない ja nai ではない de wa nai To not be
Polite Negative Present Form ではありません de wa arimasen ではありません de wa arimasen To not be
Plain Negative Past Form じゃなかった ja nakatta ではなかった de wa nakatta To have not been
Polite Negative Past Form ではありませんでした de wa arimasen deshita ではありませんで御座いました de wa arimasen de gozaimashita To have not been
Conjunctive Form de de being




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