でございます

expression, auxiliary

is; am; are (very polite copula)

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1. is; am; are (polite formal copula)

The most polite form of the copula です, used in highly formal speech, customer service, ceremonies, and other contexts requiring maximum politeness.

こちらでございます。

It is this way. / Here it is.

お待(ま)たせしまして申(もう)し訳(わけ)ございません。田中(たなか)でございます。

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. This is Tanaka.

お会計(かいけい)は三千円(さんぜんえん)でございます。

Your total comes to 3,000 yen.

The most formal copula in modern Japanese. It is the polite form of である and is significantly more formal than です. Originally ございます is the polite form of ある/ござる.

Politeness hierarchy

だ — plain
です — polite
でございます — very polite/formal

Common usage contexts

Customer service: いらっしゃいませ。こちらが商品(しょうひん)でございます。
Phone answering: はい、山田(やまだ)でございます。
Business: お時間(じかん)は何時(なんじ)でございますか。
Ceremonies and announcements

Common expressions

ございません — negative form (there is not)
でございましょうか — polite question form
さようでございます — that is correct (very polite)
おはようございます — good morning (contains ございます)

Similar words

です — polite copula; standard politeness level
であります — formal copula; military/bureaucratic tone
でいらっしゃる — honorific copula; used for others, not oneself

Related Words

Keigo: です (polite)

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Added 2026.3.26 13:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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