How to Say ‘She's a university student.’ in Japanese
大学生です。
daigaku sei desu
[dye-GAH-koo say desu]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese leaves out "she" when it's clear from the conversation, so です alone does the work of "she is".
Phrase Breakdown
大学
daigaku
[dye-GAH-koo]
university; college
Same word as だいがく; kanji is common in written Japanese.
大学で日本語を勉強しています。
I study Japanese at university.
生
sei
[say]
student
Suffix meaning a student or person of a certain group; added to school types.
高校生の弟がいます。
I have a younger brother in high school.
です
desu
[desu]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to make statements and questions.
ここは出口です。
This is the exit.
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