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である (dearu) Japanese meaning: be | Kotomora
Common word› Conjugation である · godan verb (-ru, irregular)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary である でない Polite であります でありません Past polite でありました でありませんでした Past であった でなかった Te-form であって でないで Desire でありたい でありたくない Volitional であろう Polite volitional でありましょう Imperative であれ であるな Conditional であれば でなければ Tara conditional であったら でなかったら
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Related words· 7 だ is the casual, everyday copula, while である is its formal or literary equivalent used in writing and speeches.
である is the plain formal copula 'is', while でもある adds も to mean 'is also' or 'is ... as well.'
である is the plain formal copula used in writing, while であります is its polite counterpart used in formal spoken contexts.
候 attached after で or に functioned in classical documents much like である does as a formal copula today.
Show 3 more である is the plain, written-style copula used in essays and reports, whereas でございます is its polite, spoken counterpart for formal or service settings.
である is the formal written copula used in essays and reports, whereas アル is a humorous colloquial mimicry copula, not a register-formal alternative.
である is the modern formal/literary copula, whereas なり is the older classical form it descended from.
Politeness です is the standard polite copula for spoken conversation, whereas である is a formal, literary copula not used in ordinary polite speech.
であります is the polite, formal-register form of である, heard in military or ceremonial speech rather than in writing.
だ is used in ordinary spoken and written Japanese, while である is a more formal, literary copula common in essays, reports, and academic writing.
Etymology Compound of the particle で and the verb ある (to exist). The combination grammaticalized into a formal copula.
