だ | Japanese meaning

だ

copula

be; isplain copulasee also and です

auxiliary verb

did; (have) doneた after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed actionsee also た
please; doindicates light imperativesee also た

Generated definitions (experimental)

be; is

This meaning of "だ" is used to indicate a state of being or to equate two things. It is similar to the English copula "be" or "is."

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Today is cold.

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She is a teacher.

did; (have) done

This meaning of "だ" is often used to express completion of an action in the past, similar to the past tense auxiliary "did" or "have done" in English.

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(I) did homework.

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(I) read a book yesterday.

please; do

This meaning of "だ" is a polite request, similar to saying "please" in English. It is used to ask someone to do something.

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Please help me a little.

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Please come quickly.

Generated collocations (experimental)

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Example sentences

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1. 。。

That was an evil bunny.

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2. 。。

I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

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3. 、、。。

I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.

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4. 。。

I always liked mysterious characters more.

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5. 。。

I told them to send me another ticket.

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6. 。。

I never liked biology.

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7. 、、ようよう。。

The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

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8. 。。

It is unfortunately true.

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9. 。。

Most people think I'm crazy.

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10. きごう！

That's MY line!

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11. 。。

For some reason I feel more alive at night.

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12. 。。

That's the stupidest thing I've ever said.

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13. 。。きごう！きごう！

I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!

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14. 。。

America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.

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15. きごう！

I'm just saying!

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16. どんなどんな。。

I've always wondered what it'd be like to have siblings.

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17. 。。

This is what I would have said.

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18. 。。

It would take forever for me to explain everything.

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19. 。。

That's because you're a girl.

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20. 。。

It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for.

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