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〜でございます・ございます: is (very polite)

N4 · 10 Honorific & humble basics

The most polite form of です and あります, used in service.

Noun + でございます: こちらが受付でございます. ございます replaces あります: ございません for negative. Used by staff and in formal speech. Do not use it to talk about yourself casually.

Examples

This is the menu.

Thank you for waiting. Here is the coffee you ordered.

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