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:2026/01/07
ざます
Verb
archaic
auxiliary
Japanese Meaning
「です」「でございます」などの丁寧な断定の助動詞が変化した、古風で誇張的な言い回し。主に一部の上品ぶった女性やキャラクターが文末で用いる。「〜でございます」→「〜でござます」→「〜ざます」と変化したものとされる。 / 断定・存在などを表す補助的な言い方。「〜である」「〜だ」に相当する意味合いを持つが、現代ではもっぱら戯画的・キャラクター付けの表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのていねいなことばで です にあたるいいかた
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
(古,助动)是;为 / (古)在;存在
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
(古語,助動詞)是、為 / (古語,敬語)是
Korean Meaning
(고어·보조) …이다 / (고어) 있다; 존재하다
Vietnamese Meaning
là; thì (trợ động từ, cổ) / cách nói lịch sự, kiểu cách (xưa) của “là”
Tagalog Meaning
makalumang pantulong na pandiwa para sa "maging"/"ay" / magalang na makalumang anyo ng "maging"
Sense(1)
(archaic, auxiliary) to be
Sense(2)
(archaic) to be
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ざます
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He teaches me something using archaic words.
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彼は古風な言葉を使って、私に何かを教えざます。
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