でございます

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
で御座います

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Phrase edit

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 edit

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

Conjugation edit