〜ございます
〜ございます means there is/are (polite). It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. 「ございます」 is a more polite form of 「あります」. It is used to politely say that something, time, or a place exists. You often hear it in shops or formal service situations.
Japanese sources describe it as 「「あります」の丁寧な言い方」.
〜ございます examples
こちらに水がございます。
There is water here.
まだ時間がございます。
There is still time.
〜ございます exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
ロビーに電話が（ ）。
- ございます ✓
- でございます
- いらっしゃいます
- なさいます
There is a phone in the lobby.
こちらにお茶が（ ）。
- いたします
- なさいます
- ございます ✓
- でございます
There is tea here.
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