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どなた様
donata-sama
Description
「どなた様」は、知らない人に名前を聞くときのとても丁寧な言い方です。
"どなた様" is a very polite way to ask the name of someone you don't know.
電話や玄関で、「どなた様ですか」と使うことが多いです。
It is often used on the phone or at the door as "どなた様ですか?".
Meanings
どなた様donata-sama
who (very polite way to ask someone's identity)
失礼ですが、どなた様でしょうか。
Excuse me, but who is this?
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Notes
- Etymology
どなた (polite 'who') + honorific suffix 様, forming an extra-polite question.
- Nuance
More formal than どなた; common on the phone or greeting unknown visitors.
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