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dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)

Root Words:

de + aru

English Meaning(s) for である

copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is

Definition and Synonyms for である

Be have the quality of being
Synonyms: である, でござる, ではある
Be be identical to
Synonyms: ござる, である, でござる, ございます, あらせられる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 御座す, 御座在る
Be be someone or something
Synonyms: ござる, である, でござる, ございます, あらせられる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 御座す, 御座在る

Stroke Order Diagrams for である

Conjugations for である

masu stem
deari
te-form
deatte
Negative te-form
denakute
Adverbial Negative Form
denaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dearu
Present Indicative Negative Form
denai
Past Indicative Form
deatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
denakatta
Presumptive Form
dearou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dearimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dearimasen
Past Indicative Form
dearimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dearimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
dearimashou
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
deareba
Present Indicative Negative Form
denakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
denakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
deattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
denakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
deattari

Sample Sentences for である

Hong Kong is the least regulated economy in Asia.
He proved to be an ideal husband.
She recognized him at once as the stranger in her dream.
The news can't be true.
I suppose that what we mean by beauty is that object, spiritual or material, more often material, which satisfies our aesthetic sense.

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