De gozaru (でござる) is an archaic form of the Japanese desu (です) . Dororo adds "de gozaru" at the end of almost all his sentences. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
-de gozaru is a phrase most Rurouni Kenshin fans will recognize. It is a somewhat archaic form of desu (to be). People who speak some Japanese will probably recognize a form of this verb from such expressions as omedetou gozaimasu (congratulations) and ohayou gozaimasu (good morning).
Use of -de gozaru is more or less similar to desu, for example: "Watashi wa Tanaka desu" (I am Tanaka) is equivalent to "Watashi wa Tanaka de gozaimasu". gozaimasu is a more polite form of the verb than the dictionary form, gozaru. Since desu is the all-purpose verb in Japanese, it is not surprising to hear -de gozaru coming so often from Kenshin.
Since desu is the all-purpose verb in Japanese, it is not surprising to hear -de gozaru coming so often from Kenshin. As a final note, it's probably worth mentioning that -de gozaru and desu both mean "to be" in the sense of "equals", as in "I am Tanaka", above (me = Tanaka).
To express his self-abasement, modesty, and serving attitude. This is the persona he adopted in the Meiji era as a rurouni (wandering samurai).
In classical Japanese, ござる (gozaru) was the polite form of ある (aru) applicable to both animate and inanimate objects.
When referring to someone respectfully, something samurai do a lot, use de-irassharu (でいらっしゃる – is/are). If you live in Japan, you should recognize this as related to irasshaimase (いらっしゃいませ – welcome), which shopkeepers say (and often shout) to welcome you to their store.
Gakuto has an eclectic & archaic style of speech, punctuating his words with "indeed" (ござる gozaru). He is a respectful person, referring to himself as "yours truly" (小生 shōsei) and using the honorific "-dono" (どの ) when referring to his friends.
Ohayo (おはよう, ohayō) is a colloquial term meaning good morning in Japanese. Ohayo may also refer to: Good Morning (1959 film), 1959 Japanese comedy film by director Yasujirō Ozu. Ohayo Mountain, Catskill Mountains, New York, US.
When you say “Good morning” politely, you say 'Ohayo gozaimasu. ' It's just the casual “Good morning,” 'Ohayo' with 'gozaimasu' at the end. The word 'gozaimasu' is a very polite expression and can roughly be translated as “am,” “is,” or “are” in English.
“to beWhat does desu mean? Desu is a polite Japanese linking verb meaning “to be” as well other forms of the verb. Western fans of anime and manga sometimes add it to the end of sentences to sound cute and imitate Japanese.