でございます

Meanings

copula

usually written using kana alonepolite (teineigo)

Polite copula, equivalent to です but more formal and humble. Used in keigo (polite speech) to refer to oneself or one's in-group, or in customer service settings.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉でございますpolite self-identification (I am ~)
田た中なかでございます。
I am Tanaka.
〈場ば所しょ〉でございますpolite way to point out a location (here it is)
受うけ付つけはこちらでございます。
The reception desk is over here.
〈物もの・事こと〉ではございませんpolite negative form (it is not ~)
こちらは有ゆう料りょうではございません。
This is not a paid item.