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です (romaji desu)

  1. essere (ausiliario, forma gentile, onorevole di )
    esempio: わたしは田中です。 io sono Tanaka.
    esempio: これはりんごです。 questa è una mela.
  1. suffisso per formare la forma gentile degli i-aggettivi
    esempio: りんごが赤いです。 la mela è rossa.
    In questo caso non è un verbo vero e proprio perché la forma piana sarebbe senza だ.
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