で候

Japanese

Kanji in this term
候
そう Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [de̞ so̞ː]

Verb

で候(そう) • (de sou)

(archaic, obsolete) to be: the copula. Polite form of である (de aru).

Usage notes

This is a defective verb with no conjugation; de sō was used as a set expression.

See also

候(そうろ)う (sōrō)
である (de aru)
です (desu)

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