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謙譲語
kenjougo
Description
謙譲語は、自分の行動をひくく言って、相手をうやまう言い方です。
謙譲語 is a way of speaking that lowers your own actions to show respect to others.
ビジネスや目上の人と話すとき、よく謙譲語を使います。
You often use 謙譲語 when talking in business or with superiors.
Meanings
謙譲語kenjougo
humble form of Japanese honorific speech
「いたします」は謙譲語です。
'Itashimasu' is a humble form of speech.
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Notes
- Etymology
謙譲 (humility, modesty) + 語 (language/word); one of three types of Japanese keigo.
- Nuance
lowers the speaker's own actions to raise the listener; 尊敬語 instead elevates the other person directly.
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