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Topic	AMA about living in Japan
Hakuniwa 04/26/17 12:22:21 PM #125:	JRaasin posted... Desu is a verb of existence that pretty much just means "is" "am" or "are". "John desu" means "am John", which is perfectly grammatical in Japanese. I could say "Watashi wa John desu" which means "I am John" but Japanese language lets you cut out subjects a lot to be filled in with context. It's a copula, not a verb. There are various uses for it aside from the one you mentioned, for example it can also be used to add politeness to a sentence (in which case it has nothing to do with the state of being.) --- The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. Mah \| easy come, easy go. <cite>Hakuniwa posted [p:877938794] in AMA about ... [t:75274028]...</cite> <quote><cite>JRaasin posted...</cite> <quote>Desu is a verb of existence that pretty much just means "is" "am" or "are". "John desu" means "am John", which is perfectly grammatical in Japanese. I could say "Watashi wa John desu" which means "I am John" but Japanese language lets you cut out subjects a lot to be filled in with context.</quote> It's a copula, not a verb. There are various uses for it aside from the one you mentioned, for example it can also be used to add politeness to a sentence (in which case it has nothing to do with the state of being.) --- The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. Mah \| easy come, easy go.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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