ですます体たい

noun

polite speech style; desu-masu style

Refers to the Japanese polite register where sentences end with です or ます. Often contrasted with だ体 or である体. Common in formal conversation, business, and writing for a general audience.

See also: です体

• ビジネスメールでは、ですます体たいを使つかうのが基き本ほんです。

  In business emails, using the desu-masu style is standard.

• ですます体たいとだ体たいの使つかい分わけが難むずかしい。

  It's difficult to switch between the polite style and the plain style appropriately.