desu

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See also: děsu

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese です (desu, be), the polite form of the Japanese copula, found most often at the end of a sentence.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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desu

  1. (slang, humorous, chiefly fandom slang) Used at the end of a sentence to imitate Japanese sentence structure.
    • 2002 March 20, Mahoronyan [username], “Re: I was wrong about Kokoro Library...”, in rec.arts.anime.misc[1] (Usenet):
      My contribution desu.
    • 2003 January 30, Ethan Hammond, “Re: Nuku Nuku DVD Impressions”, in rec.arts.anime.misc[2] (Usenet):
      Freaky desu.
    • 2006 February 22, sanjian [username], “Re: FMA 47 - Sealing the Homunculus”, in rec.arts.anime.misc[3] (Usenet):
      Awww, but it was just getting fun, desu.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:desu.

Usage notes

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When the term is added to a sentence but does not replace the English copula (is/are), the result will be perceived by listeners familiar with Japanese as a failed attempt at code-switching.

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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desu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of です

Latvian

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Noun

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desu f

  1. inflection of desa:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural