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is the general honorific equivalent of the copula da. For

example:

Yon-kai de gozaimasu.
It’s the fourth floor.

9.16. irassharu

The exalted verb irassharu corresponds to three different

neutral verbs: kuru ‘comes,’ iku ‘goes,’ and iru ‘stays, exists.’
As with all homonyms, you can usually tell which meaning is

intended by the context:

Dochira kara irasshaimashita

ka.

Where did you come from?

Dochira e irasshaimashita ka.

Where did you go?

Okāsama wa dochira ni irasshaimasu ka.
Where is your mother?

9.17. oide