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だ and です: Part II

The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

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Des Isn't Always Polite, Right?

Des isn't necessarily always polite either, right? Des can be used for sarcasm. So if you use it in acocasal conversation and direct it to your listener, that sounds a little assertive. It's kind of like suddenly saying, um, you're feeling tired. Morico in like, that's vey, kindo alvery been by being like, albody polite.

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