だ - Grammar Discussion

Grammar Points
#1

to be/is

Structure

  • Noun + だ
  • な-Adjective + だ

[casual present tense]

:warning: No だ with い-Adjectives

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#3

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE USE OF THIS GRAMMAR:

Japanese Textbooks may have provided you with this explanation regarding the use of these 2 variants, だ is casual and です is polite. However, this often-taught standard is disregarded in real Japanese everyday life. The focus of だ and です is on the reliance of social space, establishing a personal bubble where only you is inside, while others are outside.

For a complete understanding of this grammar, please access this Tofugu web application, which will direct you to an article regarding the real-life use of this grammar.