What is Arimasu? When we talk about the existence of inanimate things, we use ARIMASU (There is, There are, to exist). Its negative form is ARIMASEN (There are not, not to exist).
What is Deshita? As you learned in Lesson 4, Japanese verbs have a non-past form, used for the present and the future, and a past form. You make the negative of the past tense by attaching (deshita) to the negative non-past form.
Why is kisama rude? What does kisama mean in Japanese? Kisama is a pronoun meaning “you.” A long time ago it was a term of respect, however today it is extremely rude, carrying a sense of contempt. It is usually only heard in Japanese media and not used in everyday life.
Is Omae rude? お前 (Omae) is the Japanese word for “you” that is considered very rude. You’ve seen it all over anime and action movies and you get it.
What is Arimasu? – Related Questions
Is using Kimi rude?
君 （kimi）: used by men toward people of lower status. Typically not rude. (not inherently formal/informal, but makes the status hierarchy explicit, and is therefore better suited to formal situations)
What is aishiteru desu?
(suki desu. tsuki atte kudasai) which means: “I like you. Go out with me, please.”. You can also say 愛してる (aishiteru) for “I love you”, but be careful not to overuse it.
What is desu ne?
“desu ne” is a meaningless, yet full of meaning, phrase. Following an adjective, such as “ii” or “kirei”, it is seeking the agreement of the listener…but depending on the tone of voice, it can either be asking for agreement or presuming agreement: きれいです。 It’s pretty. きれいですね。
What is Mendokusai?
The colloquial expression めんどうくさい is usually pronounced めんどくさい. It means “troublesome” or “bothersome,” and conveys a negative feeling.
What is Suki desu?
at last, 好きです / ‘suki desu’ means to love, or 好きだ / ‘suki da’ or 好き / ‘suki’ in the familiar form. You can add 大 / ‘dai’ before ‘suki’ to really mean it, which gives us 大好きです / ‘daisuki desu’.
Why is Anata not used?
If you use “anata” with someone who you know, it is rude. So it’s better to use name plus san. You might already have known that Japanese people often leave out ‘watashi’, because you say, for example, “Hiroko desu.” to mean ‘I’m Hiroko.” We leave out “watashi” when it’s obvious.
What is Kekko desu?
Saying “Kekko-desu” or “Ii-desu” when you see beautiful things means wonderful. When a salesman offers something and you like it, you can say “Kekko-desu” or “Ii-desu” meaning “That is good”. But when you do not want it, you can refuse by using the same expression.
What does Suki Janai mean?
In summary, just think of suki janai as “don’t like/dislike” and kirai as “hate”, except that it’s not quite as strong as the English hate.
