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Originally Posted by Nyagoslav
だ is used in almost the same manner as です when talking in informal style  |
I must ask: Do you really speak Japanese?
I ask because what you stated is
not true and I know for a fact that it isn't true for Kobe, either.
Truth is that Japanese speakers don't use だ nearly as often as Japanese-learners do. One needs to be at least a little angry, excited, irritated, etc. to use it. It's something one hears much more often in anime, dramas, etc. than in real life.