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The question is simple: is Desu a word, a being, a meme, or what?

And if it is a word, what part of speech is it?

THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT SCIENCE CAN ANSWER!

[BopBopBop]

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TO WIKIPEDIA!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desu

[Useful]

And it is decided: I must apply to Delaware State University :D

[Kuwabara]

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TO WIKIPEDIA!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desu


hmmmmm.....

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[Useful]

I think I feel a random coming on.... let me incubate it o____()

[Odessa]

.... are you just trying to create new topics now, or what?

[Kuwabara]

good question.....

[Useful]

No, the random idea was not going to turn into another thread, if that's what you were thinking. The idea is based off of the fact that desu means "to be" in Japanese. Here we go (this is just a start)

"To desu, or not to desu? That is the question."

[Kuwabara]

*facepalm*

...wouldnt it be "Desu, or not Desu"..."to be, or not to be" ::)

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Maybe... I'd have to Wiki it up to see which one's right...

Doesn't really matter. "To Desu" sounds so much better!

[Jazean]

simple answer:

A Japanese copula, or word used to grammatically link a subject and predicate. i.e. It is a Japanese verb meaning "to be".

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Yeah... that's what Wiki says... but with a little knowledge of Japanese sentence structure, you can see where the ambiguity comes it. They put verbs at the end of sentences. So whether desu includes "to" or not is almost impossible to argue one way or the other.

[Luppi-tan]

Desu approximately means "it is", or "really". I believe that "really" is an adverb.

[Issitheus]

I have a Japanese kid in my Chemistry class. I'll ask him on Tuesday what (if anything) "desu" means.

[Luppi-tan]

*facepalm*

...wouldnt it be "Desu, or not Desu"..."to be, or not to be" ::)

It would be Desu nai Desu ka soretomo, I believe.

[Useful]

Yes, but the point is not to turn the WHOLE THING into Japanese. Then English speakers wouldn't get it!

[abyssion1337]

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TO WIKIPEDIA!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desu
seen it, it's bunny but I've seen it