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特別な謙譲語(いたす・参る等)

JLPT N4 Keigo basics

special humble verbs

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Humble verbs lower the speaker's own actions: する becomes いたす, 行く/来る become 参る, 言う becomes 申す, 食べる/もらう become いただく, and 見る becomes 拝見する. They are used about yourself and your in-group when speaking to outsiders. Combine with ます for polite humble speech.

Examples

  • ます

    Kopii wa watashi ga itashimasu.

    I will make the copies.

  • ます

    Ashita mata mairimasu.

    I will come again tomorrow.

Vocabulary in these examples

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