Keigo and Honorific Expressions Flashcards

What does いただく (itadaku) mean when used as a keigo verb?

Answer: To humbly receive from someone of higher status

いただく is the humble (kenjōgo) form of もらう (to receive), used when the speaker humbly accepts something from a superior.

Which is the correct respectful expression meaning 'you know' or 'are aware of'?

Answer: ご存知です (go-zonji desu)

ご存知です (go-zonji desu) is the sonkeigo expression for knowing or being aware, used to respectfully say that someone else knows something.

存じます (zonjimasu) is the humble form of which verb?

Answer: 思う (to think) / 知る (to know)

存じます is the kenjōgo form used in place of both 思う (to think) and 知る (to know) when the speaker humbly expresses their own thoughts or knowledge.

When a customer or superior 'comes' to your office, which verb should you use to describe their action?

Answer: いらっしゃいます (irasshaimasu)

いらっしゃいます is the respectful (sonkeigo) form for the superior's action of coming, while まいります would be used only for the speaker's own humble action.

拝見する (haiken suru) is the humble form of which verb?

Answer: 見る (to see/look at)

拝見する is the kenjōgo form of 見る, used when the speaker humbly looks at or reads something belonging to or sent by a superior.

Which sentence correctly makes a polite request for a superior to do something?

Answer: なさってください (nasatte kudasai)

なさってください uses なさる, the respectful form of する, making the request appropriately elevating when asking a superior to act.

The grammar pattern お/ご〜になる is used to form which type of keigo?

Answer: Respectful expressions (sonkeigo)

The お/ご〜になる pattern creates sonkeigo (respectful language), elevating the actions of superiors or customers.