ございます (To be)

To be, To exist (Polite)

JLPT N4
Pattern

Noun + が + ございます

How it works

ございます is the very polite form of あります, used in service settings: トイレは二階にございます (the toilets are on the second floor).

Examples

  • お手洗いは 二階に ございます。The restrooms are on the second floor.
  • ほかの 色も ございます。We also have other colours.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 7

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