ごわす

Japanese

Etymology

Sound change from ()()ります (gozarimasu, to exist, honorific form)ござんす (gozansu) → ごわんす (gowansu) → ごわす (gowasu).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [gòwáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ɰᵝa̠sɨᵝ]

Verb

ごわす • (gowasu) 

  1. (honorific) Polite form of ある (aru): to exist
    Synonyms: ございます (gozaimasu), あります (arimasu)
  2. (auxiliary, honorific) Polite form of ある (aru)
    Synonyms: でございます (de gozaimasu), であります (de arimasu)

Conjugation

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