でございます

Japanese

Alternative spelling
で御座います

Etymology

From (de, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (assertive auxiliary)) + ございます (gozaimasu, to exist, polite auxiliary).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ございま [dè gózáímáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [de̞ ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]

Phrase

でございます • (de gozaimasu) 

  1. (formal) Polite form of である (de aru)
    Synonyms: であります (de arimasu), です (desu)

Usage notes

In principle this term can be used anywhere です (desu) is used, but in usage this sounds very formal or stilted.

Conjugation

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