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お〜する / ご〜する

JLPT N4 Keigo basics

humble: I do (for you)

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お plus the verb stem plus する lowers the speaker's own action when it involves or benefits the listener: 持つ becomes お持ちする. Kanji compounds of Chinese origin take ご, as in ご案内する. The even humbler いたす replaces する in formal settings.

Examples

  • ます

    Nimotsu o omochi shimasu.

    I will carry your luggage.

  • までます

    Eki made go-annai shimasu.

    I will show you the way to the station.

Vocabulary in these examples

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