N3
である
💡Meaning
Formal or literary だ
📝Usage
である
⚠️Notes
The formal, written equivalent of だ or です. Used in academic writing, essays, and formal speeches. "Is," "are." (e.g., これが日本の首都である東京だ。 - This is Tokyo, the capital of Japan.)
Formal or literary だ
である
The formal, written equivalent of だ or です. Used in academic writing, essays, and formal speeches. "Is," "are." (e.g., これが日本の首都である東京だ。 - This is Tokyo, the capital of Japan.)