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    Irregular Respectful Verb Forms

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    This document contains Japanese honorific and humble forms used to show respect in different situations. It lists the dictionary form, respectful (sonkeigo), humble (kenjōgo), and polite (teineigo) forms for common verbs like "see", "meet", "know", "eat", and "say". For example, the respectful form of "see" is "拝見する (haiken suru)" while the polite form is "見ます (mimasu)". These different verb forms are used depending on the relative status of the speaker, listener, and any other parties involved in an interaction.

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    Irregular Respectful Verb Forms

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    This document contains Japanese honorific and humble forms used to show respect in different situations. It lists the dictionary form, respectful (sonkeigo), humble (kenjōgo), and polite (teineigo) forms for common verbs like "see", "meet", "know", "eat", and "say". For example, the respectful form of "see" is "拝見する (haiken suru)" while the polite form is "見ます (mimasu)". These different verb forms are used depending on the relative status of the speaker, listener, and any other parties involved in an interaction.

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    This document contains Japanese honorific and humble forms used to show respect in different situations. It lists the dictionary form, respectful (sonkeigo), humble (kenjōgo), and polite (teineigo) forms for common verbs like "see", "meet", "know", "eat", and "say". For example, the respectful form of "see" is "拝見する (haiken suru)" while the polite form is "見ます (mimasu)". These different verb forms are used depending on the relative status of the speaker, listener, and any other parties involved in an interaction.

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    Irregular Respectful Verb Forms

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    This document contains Japanese honorific and humble forms used to show respect in different situations. It lists the dictionary form, respectful (sonkeigo), humble (kenjōgo), and polite (teineigo) forms for common verbs like "see", "meet", "know", "eat", and "say". For example, the respectful form of "see" is "拝見する (haiken suru)" while the polite form is "見ます (mimasu)". These different verb forms are used depending on the relative status of the speaker, listener, and any other parties involved in an interaction.

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    respectful humble polite

    meaning dictionary form


    (sonkeigo) (kenjōgo) (teineigo)

    ご覧にな
    see / look / 拝見す 見ます
    見る miru る go-ran ni
    watch る haiken suru mimasu
    naru

    regular (ex. お お目にかか


    会います
    meet 会う au 会いになる o- る o-me ni
    aimasu
    ai ni naru) kakaru

    ございま ありま
    ある aru
    す gozaimasu す arimasu
    be1

    いる iru おる oru います imasu


    いらっしゃ
    る irassharu
    おいでにな 伺う ukagau(to
    来ます／行きま
    る o-ide ni respectful
    来る kuru (come) す
    come / go1 location)
    行く iku (go) naru kimasu /
    参る mairu (to
    ikimasu
    other)

    ご存じ go- 存じ上げ 知りま


    know 知る shiru
    zonji る zonji ageru す shirimasu

    食べます／飲み
    召し上が
    食べる taberu (eat) いただ ます
    eat / drink る meshi-
    飲む nomu (drink) く itadaku tabemasu /
    agaru
    nomimasu

    いただ
    く itadaku2 もらいます
    receive もらう morau
    頂戴す moraimasu
    る chōdai-suru2
    やる yaru (considered
    give
    rude today, except
    (when the 差しあげ あげます
    in Kansai dialect)
    receiver is る sashiageru agemasu
    respected) あげる ageru (once the
    humble form)

    give
    (when the くださ くれます
    くれる kureru
    giver is る kudasaru kuremasu
    respected)

    します
    do する suru なさる nasaru 致す itasu
    shimasu

    申し上げ
    おっしゃ 言います
    say 言う iu る mōshi-ageru
    る ossharu iimasu
    申す mōsu

    お召しにな
    put on 着る kiru る omeshi ni 着ます kimasu
    naru

    お休みにな
    sleep 寝る neru る o-yasumi ni 寝ます nemasu
    naru

    お亡くなりに
    なる o- 死にま
    die 死ぬ shinu
    nakunari ni す shinimasu
    naru

    聞きます／尋ね
    聞く kiku / 尋ね ます
    ask 伺う ukagau
    る tazuneru kikimasu /
    tazunemasu

    visit 訪ねる tazuneru 伺う ukagau


    訪ねま
    す tazunemasu

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