〜だ
N5da
is; am; are (plain copula)
Formation
Noun + だ / na-Adj + だ
Chinese meanings
是;简体判断
Chinese formation
名词/な形容词+だ
Chinese usage
以简体表达判断或状态。
Chinese notes
い形容词后不能直接接だ;过去形式为だった。
Examples
- 今日は日曜日だ。Today is Sunday.今天是星期日。
- あの人は私の兄だ。That person is my older brother.那个人是我哥哥。
- 明日は休みだから、ゆっくり寝る。Tomorrow is a day off, so I'll sleep in.明天休息,所以我要睡个懒觉。
Notes
Forms: だ, じゃない, だった, じゃなかった. Never used right after an い-adjective (高いだ is wrong). Often dropped in casual questions: 学生?
#copula#casual
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('da');
{
"id": "da",
"pattern": "〜だ",
"romaji": "da",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "is; am; are (plain copula)",
"formation": "Noun + だ / na-Adj + だ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "今日は日曜日だ。",
"furigana": "{今日|きょう}は{日曜日|にちようび}だ。",
"en": "Today is Sunday."
},
{
"ja": "あの人は私の兄だ。",
"furigana": "あの{人|ひと}は{私|わたし}の{兄|あに}だ。",
"en": "That person is my older brother."
},
{
"ja": "明日は休みだから、ゆっくり寝る。",
"furigana": "{明日|あした}は{休|やす}みだから、ゆっくり{寝|ね}る。",
"en": "Tomorrow is a day off, so I'll sleep in."
}
],
"tags": [
"copula",
"casual"
],
"notes": "Forms: だ, じゃない, だった, じゃなかった. Never used right after an い-adjective (高いだ is wrong). Often dropped in casual questions: 学生?",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "4036ce085cdeee76e3ba6c6c7f8d8d6b15537b4fe3b5a9f5638e9337fe22af6e",
"meanings": [
"是",
"简体判断"
],
"formation": "名词/な形容词+だ",
"explanation": "以简体表达判断或状态。",
"notes": "い形容词后不能直接接だ;过去形式为だった。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "今日は日曜日だ。",
"zh": "今天是星期日。"
},
{
"ja": "あの人は私の兄だ。",
"zh": "那个人是我哥哥。"
},
{
"ja": "明日は休みだから、ゆっくり寝る。",
"zh": "明天休息,所以我要睡个懒觉。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#da",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "57f42bf5d12c8954ca657dadbb09219d9bd7047c58c39c91903b94b7f1419420"
}
}