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ご覧になる

goran ni naru

Description

「ご覧になる」は、「見る」のとても丁寧な言い方です。相手が何かを見るときに、うやまう気持ちを込めて使います。

"ご覧になる" is a very polite way to say "見る" (to see). It is used respectfully when the other person is looking at something.

Meanings

ご覧になるgoran ni naru

to see or look at (respectful, of another's action)

この写真をご覧になりましたか。

Did you see this photo?

ご覧になるgoran ni naru

to watch or read (respectful)

昨日のテレビをご覧になりましたか。

Did you watch yesterday's TV?

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Notes

  • Form

    ご覧になる = honorific ご覧 (from 見る) + に + なる, an honorific pattern raising the subject.

  • Nuance

    Honorific (sonkeigo) for the listener's action; use 拝見する humbly for your own act of looking.

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