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謙譲語

Humble language: lowering your own actions

접속

  • お + Vます形 + する(持つ→お持ちする)
  • ご + N(する動詞の名詞)+ する(連絡する→ご連絡する)
  • 特別な形: 行く・来る→まいる、いる→おる、言う→申す、する→いたす、食べる・飲む・もらう→いただく、見る→拝見する、聞く・訪ねる→うかがう

해설

Kenjougo lowers your own actions (or those of your family or company) to show respect to the listener. お〜する and ご〜する are often used for actions done for the other person, such as carrying their bag or contacting them. Special verbs like まいる, 申す and いたす are common in self-introductions and business calls. Never use kenjougo for a superior's actions.

예문

  • 重おもそうですね。私わたしが お荷物にもつを お持もちします。

    That looks heavy. Let me carry your bag.

  • はじめまして。マリアと 申もうします。

    Nice to meet you. My name is Maria.

  • 明日あしたの 三時さんじに そちらへ まいります。

    I will come to your office at three tomorrow.

  • 結果けっかが わかったら、すぐ ご連絡れんらくします。

    I'll contact you as soon as I know the results.

주의

A common mistake is mixing up sonkeigo and kenjougo. A teacher's words are おっしゃった; your own words are 申す (not 先生が申しました).

관련 문법

미니 퀴즈

1先生せんせい、重おもそうですね。かばんを(  )。

정답과 해설

정답: 3 お持もちします

The speaker will carry the bag for the teacher, so the humble お持ちします is correct. The others are honorific and would mean the teacher carries it. The sentence means "Professor, that looks heavy. Let me carry your bag."

2A「お名前なまえは?」
B「リンと(  )。」

정답과 해설

정답: 2 申もうします

You are saying your own name, so use the humble 申します. おっしゃいます is honorific and is not used for yourself. The exchange means "Your name?" "My name is Lin."

3私わたしが 明日あしたの 午後ごご、そちらの 会社かいしゃへ(  )。

정답과 해설

정답: 4 まいります

The speaker is going, so use まいります, the humble form of 行く. いらっしゃいます is honorific, and いたします is humble for する. The sentence means "I will come to your company tomorrow afternoon."

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