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[noun] desu.

You may compose simple sentences by using this form.

Meepuru desu.	I'm Maple.
Tookyoo desu.	This is Tokyo.
7(shichi)-ji desu.	It's 7 o'clock.
Omiyage desu.	It's a gift.
Ringo desu.	It's an apple./They're apples.#

# Japanese nouns have neither gender nor number.