Honorifics

くださる

いただく

差し上げる

申し上げる

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• The teacher who spoke to us today was Mr. Li from Peking University.
• お/ご+动词连用形/三类动词词干+くださる：Paying respect to someone's behavior when they do something for themselves or someone on their side. When "くださる" is followed by "ます", it is "くださいます".

帰らせていただいた

帰らせてくださった

帰られていただいた

帰られてくださった

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• I wasn't feeling too well today, so the store manager allowed me to come back early.
• ~させてくださる：Let me ...... , indicating that the speaker is doing something with the permission of the other party, and using this tone to show respect for the other party.

入って見えます

入ってまいります

入っていたします

入ってうかがいます

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• The tram will be coming into the station soon, so please pay attention to the passengers.
• てまいる: A self-effacing and solemn expression of "てくる". Indicates the movement of an action from near to far or the continuation of a state.

着させた

お召した

召し上がった

お召しになった

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• Chairman Tanaka's wife is the lady in the purple kimono.
• お/ご+动词连用形/三类动词词干+になる：Expresses respect for the other person's behavior.
• There are a few fixed uses of the honorific expression "召す（めす）," such as "着る", that you should pay extra attention to:
• Calling for the New Year: honorific expressions for "年をとる"("年をとる")
• お気に召す："気に入る "的敬语表达
• O Wind Evil: A honorific expression for "wind evil".

存じ上げております

存じ上げました

存じました

存じます

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• I grew up knowing a lot about that famous scientist.
• じ上げる：A self-effacing expression of "知る".
• おります: A self-effacing expression of "います".