~ございます

~ございます

To be, to exist (polite)

N4verb·gozaimasu

How to remember it

Polite verb hiding inside ありがとうございます (thank you very much).

Example sentences

  • こちらがメニューでございます。

    こちらがメニューでございます。

    Here is the menu.

  • 駅の改札口はあちらにございます。

    えきのかいさつぐちはあちらにございます。

    The station ticket gates are over there.

Usage

Polite/formal register; used by clerks and in respectful speech (keigo).

Related words

ありますあるです

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