Desu 4660832 225811569 2008-07-15T14:52:03Z Yariau neko 7350177 /* Other Versions */ added more examples '''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) {{disambig}} [[Category:Disambiguation]]