"ございます" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]
Etymology: Sound change from 御(ご)座(ざ)ります (gozarimasu, “to exist”, polite form). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|御%座ります|ご%ざります|to exist|pos=polite form}} 御(ご)座(ざ)ります (gozarimasu, “to exist”, polite form) Head templates: {{ja-verb form}} ございます • (gozaimasu) Forms: gozaimasu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], 御座いませ [imperfective, stem], 御座いましょ [imperfective, stem], ございませ [imperfective, stem], ございましょ [imperfective, stem], gozaimase [imperfective], gozaimasho [imperfective], 御座いまし [continuative, stem], ございまし [continuative, stem], gozaimashi [continuative], 御座います [stem, terminative], ございます [stem, terminative], gozaimasu [terminative], 御座います [attributive, stem], ございます [attributive, stem], gozaimasu [attributive], 御座いますれ [hypothetical, stem], ございますれ [hypothetical, stem], gozaimasure [hypothetical], - [imperative, stem], - [imperative], - [passive], - [causative], - [potential], 御座いましょう [volitional], ございましょう [volitional], gozaimashō [volitional], 御座いません [negative], ございません [negative], gozaimasen [negative], 御座いませず [continuative, negative], ございませず [continuative, negative], gozaimasezu [continuative, negative], - [formal], 御座いました [perfective], ございました [perfective], gozaimashita [perfective], 御座いまして [conjunctive], ございまして [conjunctive], gozaimashite [conjunctive], 御座いますれば [conditional, hypothetical], ございますれば [conditional, hypothetical], gozaimasureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. (formal) Polite form of ある (aru): to exist Tags: form-of, formal, polite Form of: ある (extra: (aru): to exist) Synonyms: あります
    Sense id: en-ございます-ja-verb-kevVSE7Z Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 50
  2. (auxiliary, formal) Polite form of ある (aru) Tags: auxiliary, form-of, formal, polite Form of: ある (extra: aru)
    Sense id: en-ございます-ja-verb-5con1NmO Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: でございます (de gozaimasu)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "name": "ja-r"
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  "etymology_text": "Sound change from 御(ご)座(ざ)ります (gozarimasu, “to exist”, polite form).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "gozaimasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ja-masu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "御座いませ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfective",
        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "御座いましょ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ございませ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございましょ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimase",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfective"
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    },
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      "form": "gozaimasho",
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        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いまし",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございまし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gozaimashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座います",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "terminative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ございます",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "gozaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "御座います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いますれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございますれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimasure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いましょう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございましょう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimashō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いません",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございません",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimasen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いませず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございませず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gozaimasezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いました",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございました",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いまして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございまして",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いますれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございますれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    },
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      "form": "gozaimasureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "de gozaimasu",
      "word": "でございます"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "literally, “There exist items that are suitable for you.”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "向",
              "む"
            ],
            [
              "品",
              "しな"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "おあつらえ向きのお品がございます。\nO-atsuraemuki no o-shina ga gozaimasu.\nWe have items that are suitable for you."
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(aru): to exist",
          "word": "ある"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Polite form of ある (aru): to exist"
      ],
      "id": "en-ございます-ja-verb-kevVSE7Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "ある",
          "ある#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) Polite form of ある (aru): to exist"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "あります"
        }
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        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Good morning.",
          "roman": "O-hayō gozaimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "早",
              "はよ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "お早うございます。"
        },
        {
          "english": "Thank you.",
          "roman": "Arigatō gozaimashita.",
          "text": "ありがとうございました。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am truly happy.",
          "roman": "Makoto ni ureshū gozaimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誠",
              "まこと"
            ],
            [
              "嬉",
              "うれ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誠に嬉しゅうございます。"
        },
        {
          "english": "I want to die.",
          "roman": "Shinitō gozaimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "死",
              "し"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "死にとうございます。"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "ある"
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        "Polite form of ある (aru)"
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          "ある",
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        "(auxiliary, formal) Polite form of ある (aru)"
      ],
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        "auxiliary",
        "form-of",
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        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ございます"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ございます"
}
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "御座いませ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "御座いましょ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfective",
        "stem"
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    },
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      "form": "御座いまし",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ございまし",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "continuative",
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      "form": "gozaimashi",
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      "form": "御座います",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ございます",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "stem",
        "terminative"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "terminative"
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    {
      "form": "御座います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "attributive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "御座いますれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございますれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
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    },
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      "form": "gozaimasure",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いましょう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございましょう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimashō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いません",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございません",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimasen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "御座いませず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございませず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimasezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いました",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございました",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いまして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございまして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "御座いますれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ございますれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gozaimasureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "de gozaimasu",
      "word": "でございます"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese formal terms",
        "Japanese polite terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "literally, “There exist items that are suitable for you.”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "向",
              "む"
            ],
            [
              "品",
              "しな"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "おあつらえ向きのお品がございます。\nO-atsuraemuki no o-shina ga gozaimasu.\nWe have items that are suitable for you."
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(aru): to exist",
          "word": "ある"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Polite form of ある (aru): to exist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ある",
          "ある#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) Polite form of ある (aru): to exist"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "あります"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese auxiliary verbs",
        "Japanese formal terms",
        "Japanese polite terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Good morning.",
          "roman": "O-hayō gozaimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "早",
              "はよ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "お早うございます。"
        },
        {
          "english": "Thank you.",
          "roman": "Arigatō gozaimashita.",
          "text": "ありがとうございました。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am truly happy.",
          "roman": "Makoto ni ureshū gozaimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誠",
              "まこと"
            ],
            [
              "嬉",
              "うれ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誠に嬉しゅうございます。"
        },
        {
          "english": "I want to die.",
          "roman": "Shinitō gozaimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "死",
              "し"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "死にとうございます。"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "aru",
          "word": "ある"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Polite form of ある (aru)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ある",
          "ある#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary, formal) Polite form of ある (aru)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ございます"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ございます"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "ございます"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "ございます",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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