da

Wordだda
Meaningto be
Part of speechverb
Pronunciation
CourseJapanese
LessonThe Plain Form I: Present Tense Affirmative

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Usages of da

My favorite type of flower is the orchid.私わたし　の　一いち番ばん　好すきな　花はな　の　種しゅ類るい　は　ラン　だ。watasi no itiban sukina hana no syurui ha ran da.
Something is strange.何なにか　変へん　だ　よ。nanika hen da yo.
Although (I) don't understand it, (I) like it!分わからない　けど、　好すき　だ　よ！wakaranai kedo, suki da yo!
Mary liked it very much.メアリー　さん　は　とても　好すき　だった。mearii san ha totemo suki datta.
He said the sky was blue.彼かれ　は　空そら　は　青あおい　だ　と　言いった。kare ha sora ha aoi da to itta.
I like blue.青あお　が　好すき　だ。ao ga suki da.
(I) like summer better than winter.冬ふゆ　より　夏なつ　が　好すき　だ。huyu yori natu ga suki da.
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(Teacher) Yamada likes short skirts.山やま田だ　先せん生せい　は　短みじかい　スカート　が　好すき　だ。yamada sensei ha mizikai sukaato ga suki da.
As for Mary, I like her.メアリー　は、　好すき　だ。mearii ha, suki da.
May imply there's someone else I don't like.
I don't like studying in the library.図と書しょ館かん　で　勉べん強きょうするの　が　嫌きらい　だ。tosyokan de benkyousuruno ga kirai da.
He's clever, so he's good at studying.頭あたま　が　いい　ので　勉べん強きょうするの　が　上じょう手ず　だ。atama ga ii node benkyousuruno ga zyouzu da.
We're planning to go to Kyoto in the summer vacation.私わたしたち　は　夏なつ休やすみ　に　京きょう都と　に　行いく　つもり　だ。watasitati ha natuyasumi ni kyouto ni iku tumori da.
I was planning to study Japanese today...今きょ日う　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうする　つもり　だった。kyou ha nihongo wo benkyousuru tumori datta.
It was raining so I bought an umbrella.雨あめ　だった　ので　傘かさ　を　買かいました。ame datta node kasa wo kaimasita.
I think today is Tuesday.今きょ日う　は　火か曜よう日び　だ　と　思おもいます。kyou ha kayoubi da to omoimasu.
(I) just saw (him).見みた　だけ　だ。mita dake da.
I'm taller than him.私わたし　は　彼かれ　より　背せ　が　高たかい　だ。watasi ha kare yori se ga takai da.
August is hotter than June.八はち月がつ　は　六ろく月がつ　より　暑あつい　だ。hatigatu ha rokugatu yori atui da.
I like hot (weather) more than the cold.寒さむい　より　暑あつい　方ほう　が　好すき　だ。samui yori atui hou ga suki da.
A: Which do you prefer, summer or winter? B: I like summer more than winter.「夏なつ　と　冬ふゆ　と　どちら　の　方ほう　が　好すき　か。」　「夏なつ　の　方ほう　が　冬ふゆ　より　好すき　だ。」「natu to huyu to dotira no hou ga suki ka.」 「natu no hou ga huyu yori suki da.」
(It's because) it was a secret.秘ひ密みつ　だった　んです。himitu datta ndesu.
My new job is fun and interesting (etc.).新あたらしい　仕し事ごと　は　楽たのしかったり、　面おも白しろかったり　だ。atarasii sigoto ha tanosikattari, omosirokattari da.
She's always cheerful and kind (etc.).彼かの女じょ　は　いつも　元げん気き　だったり、　やさしかったり　だ。kanozyo ha itumo genki dattari, yasasikattari da.
Your sister is cleverisn't she. And, she’s a beautiful woman.あなた　の　妹いもうとさん　は　頭あたま　が　いい　だ　ね。　それから　美び人じん　だ。anata no imoutosan ha atama ga ii da ne. sorekara bizin da.
A: What’s for dinner? B: Omurice and salad and then cake.「晩ばんご飯はん　は　なに　か。」　「オムライス　と　サラダ　と　それから　ケーキ　だ。」「bangohan ha nani ka.」 「omuraisu to sarada to sorekara keeki da.」
Watch out. It’s super hot. You have to drink some water.気き　を　付つけて　ね。　めちゃ　熱あつい　だ。　お水みず　を　飲のまない　と。ki wo tukete ne. metya atui da. omizu wo nomanai to.
Because I was drunk, I went to sleep without getting undressed.酔っよっ払ぱらい　だった　から、　脱ぬがないで　寝ねた。yopparai datta kara, nuganaide neta.
I’m always late. Every morning, I go to work without eating breakfast.いつも　遅おそい　だ。　毎まい朝あさ、　朝あさごはん　を　食たべないで　仕し事ごと　に　行いく。itumo osoi da. maiasa, asagohan wo tabenaide sigoto ni iku.

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