🌏 Region(s): Kanto (Tokyo: Yamanote)
ざます【座ます】 : zamasu | define meaning
zamasu
Definition
Copula
- (Uncommon) To be; to exist
Etymology
Used especially by women of the Yamanote region of Tokyo. Cognate to the standard Japanese form (で)ございます【(で)御座います】 (de) gozaimasu "to be".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 座ます |
| Kana | ざます |
| Romanization | zamasu |
意味：ございます【御座います】、でございます【で御座います】、である、です
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, August 12). ざます【座ます】 : zamasu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1262/zamasu/.