〜です
〜です means to be; is/am/are (polite). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Use です after a noun or na-adjective to make a polite statement. It politely states the speaker's judgment, identity, or present state.
Japanese sources describe it as 「丁寧な断定」.
〜です examples
私は学生です。
I am a student.
これは本です。
This is a book.
〜です exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
田中さんは先生（ ）。
- です ✓
- でした
- ではありません
- だ
Mr./Ms. Tanaka is a teacher.
これは水（ ）。
- じゃない
- でした
- です ✓
- の
This is water.
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