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Desu as a definition
- Kore wa pen desu
- Wa/topic or thing under discussion
- Desu/definition
- This is a pen.
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Desu as a description
Used when there is a adjective
Ano hon wa yomiyasui desu.
- Wa/topic or thing under discussion
- Desu/description
That book is easy to read.
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Desu as a relative location word
Words such as koko, soko, asoko, or doko-
Rajio wa koko desu
- Wa/topic or thing under discussion
- Desu/location
- The radio is (over) here.
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- Toshokan wa doko desu ka?
- Wa/topic or thing under discussion
- Desu/location
Where is the library?
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Desu Forms
- Desu:
- present positive (am, are, is)
- Dewa(ja) arimasen:
- present negative (am not, are not, is not)
- Deshita:
- past positive (was, were)
- Dewa(ja) arimasen deshita:
- past negative(was not, were not)
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