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What is the difference between Imasu and desu?

What is the difference between Imasu and desu?

First of all, in Japanese, although “technically” imasu/arimasu is used to indicate existence or location, desu is often substituted in the exact same sentences, with the same meaning.

What is difference between Imasu and Arimasu?

arimasu and imasu are 2 Japanese verbs used to express existence of thing and people/animal respectively. あります (arimasu) is used when what is present does not move by itself, like thing or plant. On the other hand います (imasu) is used when what is present moves by himself/itself, like people or animal.

What is a desu?

Desu です is a Japanese copula. That means it’s a word that grammatically links subjects and predicates. It’s usually translated to English as “to be” or “it is.” In almost every aspect of Japanese language and culture, there are multiple levels of politeness. Some say there are three general levels.

What does desu mean at the end?

to be
Desu is a polite Japanese linking verb meaning “to be” as well other forms of the verb. Western fans of anime and manga sometimes add it to the end of sentences to sound cute and imitate Japanese.

What is Nani O Shimasu ka?

what are you doing now?

What is Hatarakimasu?

hatarakimasu. 働きます hatarakimasen. 働きません lets work, will probably work.

Do you know the difference between desu and arimasu?

The first thing you need to consider is that Japanese words don’t correlate exactly to English words. Sure, desu does mean ‘is’ – but does not cover all the meanings of ‘is’.

When to use Imasu in place of arimasu?

Arimasu is used for non-living and imasu for living. You have that right. The negative of desu is ‘dewa arimasen’. However, imasu is never used in place of arimasu in this negative construction. You just have to remember this phrase.

What’s the difference between socialism and communism in Asia?

Socialism, in contrast, does reward hard work. Each worker’s share of the profit depends upon one’s contribution to society. Asian countries that implemented communism in the 20th century include Russia (as the Soviet Union), China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and North Korea.

Why was socialism a diffuse bundle of competing ideologies?

Socialism was a diffuse bundle of competing ideologies in its early days, and it stayed that way. Part of the reason is that the first chancellor of newly unified Germany, Otto von Bismarck, stole the socialists’ thunder when he implemented a number of their policies.

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