だ / です
📘 Level:
JLPT N5
Meaning
🔹 Grammar Templates
Noun + だ / です
な-adjective + だ / です
い-adjective + です
How to Use
だ / です are used to end a sentence and state a fact or opinion. だ is casual, and です is polite.
🔹 Basic Meanings
- “is / am / are”
- sentence-ending copula
🔹 When to use だ / です
- To state a fact or give information
- To express an opinion
- Use です in polite situations
- Use だ in casual speech (friends, family)
🔹 Simple Examples
学生です。
→ I am a student.
これは本です。
→ This is a book.
彼は先生だ。
→ He is a teacher.
この町は静かです。
→ This town is quiet.
🔹 Important Notes (N5)
だ / です are not used after verbs.
Verbs end sentences by themselves.
⭐ The Grammar Summary
- だ = casual “is / am / are”
- です = polite “is / am / are”
- Used with nouns and な-adjectives
- Only です is used with い-adjectives
- Essential grammar for JLPT N5