Where does “ございます” come from?
ございます (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御座ります, from Japanese ます — expresses politeness toward and distance from the...
ございます (Japanese): the humble form of the copula, ある
Definitions
- the humble form of the copula, ある
Ancestry of “ございます”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 御座ります | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ます | expresses politeness toward and distance from the... |
Words derived from “ございます”