📚OGENKI
grammar

です/ます Form

です・ます形

です and ます are polite endings. Use です after nouns and adjectives, ます after verb stems. This is the standard polite form for everyday conversation.

[Noun] です

Is [noun] (polite)

Formation: [Noun] です

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[い-adj] です

Is [adjective] (polite)

Formation: [い-adjective] です

Keep the い ending, just add です

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[Verb stem] ます

Do [verb] (polite present/future)

Formation: [Verb stem] ます

食べる→食べます, 飲む→飲みます

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