でやんす

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Japanese

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Etymology

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A phrase consisted by (de, locative particle) + やんす (yansu, auxiliary verb indicating politeness); considered to be changed from であります (dearimasu).

Phrase

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でやんす (de yansu

  1. (dated, now dialectal) indicating light polite assertive [from 17th c.]
    • c. 1708, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Keisei Hangonkō (傾城反魂香):
      (さき)(あい)()がつよいか、()(とり)(まわ)しのわるさか()らんでやんす
      Saki no aite ga tsuyoi ka, mi no torimawashi no warusa ka shiran de yansu
      I don't know if the opponent is stronger or it's badness of an action of own body.

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