Forum - View topicDe Arimasu
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v1cious
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does anyone know what this means exactly and what's the purpose of using it? for example:Wilhemina in Shakugan No Shana says it after every sentence, but sometimes she changes up, like "De Arimsukara" or "De Arimashou"
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Luminal
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I have no idea what that means but since we are talking about the japanese language, I have another question.
That phrase Naruto always says, something like "Datte ba yo!!!" what does it mean? Thanks, Luminal |
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Fui
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Hmm "de aru" isn't used that much, but I think it's pretty much like saying "it is/I am/is it?" (in its different variants). "-de aru" is essentially the same as "-desu."
Like in Azumanga Daioh the cat says "washi wa (something)neko de aru." It's like confirming that he's a cat (I am...). It's a style of speech but isn't normally used...it's seen more frequently written form. Dattebayo is a little different in that it's pretty much a "signature" made-up word, kind of like Sakura's "Shanmaro-!" Nobody in Japan except for Naruto fanboys would use "dattebayo." It has essentially no meaning. It's kind of like in Final Fantasy with Reno's "-zotto" that he attaches at the end of everything he says. |
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abunai
Old Regular
 Posts: 5463 Location: 露命 |
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フイさんの言うとおり。
As Fui says, de aru is an obsolete-ish form that is equivalent to desu. When you encounter it today, it is usually in formal writing or used in old-fashioned speech. Wilhelmina uses it in the polite form de arimasu, and it is clearly intended to emphasize that she is old-fashioned, formal, strict and morally inflexible. A similar usage is the (even more) old-fashioned style de gozaru, which is a humble variant of de aru. This is probably best known to anime fans through its frequent usage by Himura Kenshin, of Rurouni Kenshin. - abunai |
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hayakunero
Posts: 61 Location: 日本 |
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軍人さんみたい。
I think Japanese sevicemen often used "dearimasu" in the old days. I wonder if "dearimasu" is still used by members of the Self-Defense Forces now. 
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