Polite Form (です / ます)
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What is polite form?
Standard respectful speech using です/ます
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When is polite form used?
Strangers, teachers, formal situations
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Polite verb form
食べます = eat
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Polite negative
食べません = do not eat
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Polite past
食べました = ate
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Polite past negative
食べませんでした = did not eat
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Polite "is"
学生です = I am a student
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How to ask politely
Add か (ka)
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Example
行きますか？ = Will you go?
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Polite request
〜てください = please do
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Example
待ってください = please wait
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Tone of polite form
Respectful, neutral, safe default
