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'Da' is the casual colloquial form of 'desu' (the Japanese copula in its simple present tense). The equivalent in English is 'to be' in its "copula" (also called Linking Verb) form (not in its main verb form in which it means 'to exist'). 'Desu' is more formal and used in standard polite conversations, whereas 'da' is used between people who know each other or in cases where the setting is informal.

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Kore wa boku no jidousha da/desu. = This is my car.

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