I suppose, in really thinking of it, that だ isn't really entirely the same, since you can't use it in a question, but maybe that's just me.
Another one I see sometimes is である - which is pretty sterile sounding, used in really official news-type stuff. It would sound kind of odd to say this on any sort of regular basis.
It also is okay in casual speech to not use any form at all, but that seems to be a little bit feminine. Fun with gender diffences!
And in Suiseiseki speech, you should end sentences with desu frequently, even if grammatically incorrect desu!
Just as much fun is the opposite, though. Ways to say じゃない (janai). ^_^
Loretta / 毛虫
· 2 years ago
;) 'である' sounds so weird and sterile because its a written term. Used in more formal writings like essays, business documents, newspapers, etc. :)
eugene
· 2 years ago
I wouldn't say that じゃない is the opposite of です , is で as in both です, である and other words some kind of a root for the verb "to be/exist/is" ? making ではない a negation
I don't know.
Sam
· 2 years ago
うあぁ、一つ忘れてんやろう？
Don't forget や！ Yay kansai-ben!
self-confessed otaku~
· 2 years ago
~if you can say "degozaimasu", could you possibly say "degozaimashita" (being overly polite or whatever...) i was just wondering since i've heard arigatou gozaimashita being used before. :|
Casey
· 2 years ago
Hmm, I've never payed attention to the speech patterns in Samurai Champloo, but I know that in Rurouni Kenshin, the main character uses de gozaru. What I'm trying to say is, I'm going to substitute Kenshin where you said Champloo and live a happier life without anoying anyone.... or something like that.... It's late....
I love you :)
JohtoKen
· 2 years ago
When you want to make it frustrating to bring an anime overseas = であります。
Why do I say this? Try translating the episode titles of ケロロ軍曹 into English without leaving in the であります in the title.
vaq
· 2 years ago
someone said it would sound weird to use だ in a question, which i gues kinda does sound weird if you use か as a question ender (to me too i guess) but if u end the question without an actual question marker i think it would sound normal like in "誰だ?" or also i think it sounds ok to say it with question ender かい like in どこだかい but then again im not very advanced in japanese so I dont really know. anyone know for sure?
Tyler
· 2 years ago
Isn't desu said like "des"? (Like most common)
Tyler
· 2 years ago
IT"S DES PEOPLE! (How do u rit in Jap on dis site)
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Another one I see sometimes is である - which is pretty sterile sounding, used in really official news-type stuff. It would sound kind of odd to say this on any sort of regular basis.
It also is okay in casual speech to not use any form at all, but that seems to be a little bit feminine. Fun with gender diffences!
And in Suiseiseki speech, you should end sentences with desu frequently, even if grammatically incorrect desu!
Just as much fun is the opposite, though. Ways to say じゃない (janai). ^_^
is で as in both です, である and other words some kind of a root for the verb "to be/exist/is" ? making ではない a negation
I don't know.
Don't forget や！ Yay kansai-ben!
i was just wondering since i've heard arigatou gozaimashita being used before. :|
I love you :)
Why do I say this? Try translating the episode titles of ケロロ軍曹 into English without leaving in the であります in the title.
(How do u rit in Jap on dis site)