Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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(そう) (de sō

  1. (archaic, obsolete) to be: the copula. Polite form of である (de aru).

Usage notes

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This is a defective verb with no conjugation; de sō was used as a set expression.

See also

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