Beginning Japanese Phrases #211: です

Today's podcast covers:

です — is, am, are (polite copula)

This is a polite copula used at the end of sentences to link a subject to a noun or adjective, similar to 'to be' in English. It marks a formal or polite speech level and is one of the most fundamental building blocks of Japanese grammar.

Example: これはペンです。 This is a pen.

Vocabulary:

• これは — this (topic marker)
• ペンです — is a pen

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