English Explanatory Dictionary

desu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

particle
  1. Used at the end of a sentence as an assertive particle.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛsuː/ /dɛs/

Word forms

desu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese です (desu, “be”), the polite form of the Japanese copula, found most often at the end of a sentence. Know Your Meme attributes its spread to 4chan memes of the Rozen Maiden character Suiseiseki who ends every sentence with desu (see also キャラ語尾).

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