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Polite Ending (Day 43) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-05-23100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 43

Using です (Polite Ending)


🧠 What is です?

です is a polite way to end a sentence.

👉 It makes your Japanese sound natural and polite.


🔤 Basic Usage

Sentence

Meaning

わたし は がくせい です

I am a student

これ は ほん です

This is a book

それ は ペン です

That is a pen

👉 Add です at the end


🔊 Key Point

• です = polite
• Used in almost all beginner sentences
• Comes at the end

👉 Very important


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• A は B です

Examples:

• わたし は せんせい です
• これは みず です


📝 Example Sentences

  • わたし は がくせい です。
    = I am a student
  • これ は ほん です。
    = This is a book

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Forgetting です
• Putting it in the middle
• Not using polite form

👉 Always at the end


📚 Learn Faster

• Add です to every sentence
• Practice daily
• Say out loud
• Use in real conversation

👉 Politeness matters


🎯 Practice

👉 わたし は ___ です
👉 これ は ___ です

Make 3 sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Fill

No.

Sentence

Answer

1

わたし は がくせい ___

?

2

これ は ほん ___

?

3

それ は ペン ___

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

4

わたし は がくせい です

?

5

これ は みず です

?


③ Make Sentence

No.

English

Answer

6

I am a teacher

?

7

This is a book

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

です

2

です

3

です

4

I am a student

5

This is water

6

わたし は せんせい です

7

これ は ほん です


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 44: Question Sentences

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