Desu
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'''Desu''' can mean:
* A [[Copula#Japanese|Japanese copula]], or word used to grammatically link a subject and predicate. I.E.: It is a Japanese verb.
* An abbreviation for [[Delaware State University]].
* Desu can have other meaning outside of just linking a subject and predicate depending upon the context in which it is used. For example: そうですね。(Sou desu ne); Means That's right, isn't it?
*Written as:です。
==Other Versions==
There is more than one version of desu, which can include:
'''Polite'''
*でございます(de gozaimasu)
*でござる(de gozaru; very very rare usage; antiquated [[Japanese]] used more by the [[Samurai]] class in medieval [[Japan]].)
'''Casual'''
*だ(da;used mainly when modifying [[Japanese]] nouns etc when required by grammar such as: 彼は学生だそうです。-Kare ha gakusei da sou desu.It seems like he is a student.)
**Can also be used at the end of a sentence in place of desu in a casual sense. Example:はい、学生だ。(Hai, gakusei da-Yes he is a student.)
'''Negation'''
*Negative polite tense:ではありません/じゃありません (de ha arimasen/jya arimasen)
*Negative short polite tense:ではない (de ha nai)
*Negative casual short tense:じゃない (jya nai)
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