であります

A formal equivalent of “to be” used in official announcements and service settings.

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Other forms

である plain form

です standard polite form

だ casual form

でありました past tense

Copula / Expression

"To be" (Formal)

This expression serves as the uncontracted and highly formal precursor to the standard copula です (desu).

Example

これが我が社の最新技術であります。

This is our company's latest technology.

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であります

A formal equivalent of "to be" used in official announcements and service settings.

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この言葉を覚えましょう。

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