〜でございます
〜でございます means to be (very polite). It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. 「でございます」 is a very polite way to say 「です」. It comes after a noun and is often used in announcements or customer service. In everyday conversation, it can sound quite formal.
Japanese sources describe it as 「「です」のとても丁寧な言い方」.
〜でございます examples
こちらは入口でございます。
This is the entrance.
今は五時でございます。
It is five o'clock now.
〜でございます exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
こちらは駅の入口（ ）。
- でございます ✓
- ございます
- いらっしゃいます
- なさいます
This is the station entrance.
次のバスは三時（ ）。
- ございます
- いたします
- でございます ✓
- いらっしゃいます
The next bus is at three o'clock.
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