Desu

CartoonFan · October 19, 2007, 02:41:37 AM

Who hasn't heard of desu? It's a spam word seen commonly in /b/, on 4chan. It is rarely used in actual Japan, and orignated from a Rozen Maiden character who finished her sentences with it.

Read up on desu here: [link]http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Desu[/link]

The reason I don't recommend reading up on it in wikipedia is well... find out for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desu

[spoiler]Wikipedia even has been desu'd upon![/spoiler]

Stephen Colbert put desu on notice! If he put it on notice, you know it's a problem!

So many people have forgotten that "desu" only sounds cute when an anime girl says it. When a real life dude says it, he looks like a noobologist.

Discuss upon this subject!

Lord Dante · October 19, 2007, 02:50:48 AM

lol, you know 'desu' is just 'is/am/are/be' in basic/formal Japanese, right?

edit:
However, the internet usage is quite funny

Thanks for that, I didn't know what it was used for before.

CartoonFan · October 19, 2007, 02:52:41 AM

really? that encyclopedia site said it was used rarely in Japan. Oh well.

Anyway, I remeber use of the word "desu" in a couple of anime open themes.

Lord Dante · October 19, 2007, 02:55:03 AM

Well, its probably rarely used, because in writing they probably think of more eloquent verbs and in speech you hardly just say "I is/am/are somthing". Or, in speech the verb is implied, so you dont completely say the sentence.

CartoonFan · October 19, 2007, 03:02:09 AM

I see. Well, it's clear that desu is serious business. After all, Stephen Colbert put it on NOTICE! Unless that picture was photoshopped upon, which never happens on the internet!

Leventhan · October 19, 2007, 03:05:17 AM

Desu is alright, I guess.
Not annoying.

&&&&&&&&&&&&& · October 19, 2007, 03:07:35 AM

why does it say "ns?p"?

CartoonFan · October 19, 2007, 03:09:12 AM

Quote from: Frederick Douglas on October 19, 2007, 03:07:35 AM
why does it say "ns?p"?

I... don't... know. Heck, I'm still trying to figure out how they got it that way in the first place!

tSwitch · October 19, 2007, 03:10:20 AM

desu is used in japanese quite often

what's not used is "dattebayo"
which is now Naruto ends most of his sentences in the japanese version
dattebayo essentially is an accentuation of the fact taht you just said a verb in the sentnence you just spoke

it's like saying "I ran to the store I said a verb in this sentence"

--if I'm not mistaken of course

Quote from: Frederick Douglas on October 19, 2007, 03:07:35 AM
why does it say "ns?p"?

ns?p is desu upside down
reason enough in itself

CartoonFan · October 19, 2007, 03:14:37 AM

Ah dattebayo. I was wondering about that one!

Lord Dante · October 19, 2007, 03:17:21 AM

Mostly I just like to say I did something...
Also, alternative non-masu forms of verbs are fun...Anybody know of them?