JLPT Keigo and Honorific Expressions 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses humble language (kenjōgo) for 'I will do it'?

Accepted Answer

いたします (itashimasu)

Answer

いたします is the kenjōgo form of します, used when the speaker humbly refers to their own action in a formal or business context.

Question 2

What is the respectful (sonkeigo) expression for 'to sleep or rest'?

Accepted Answer

おやすみになります (o-yasumi ni narimasu)

Answer

おやすみになります uses the お〜になる sonkeigo pattern with 休み (rest/sleep), correctly elevating a superior's action.

Question 3

Which is the most appropriate way to say 'May I ask you something?' to a superior?

Accepted Answer

お聞きしてもよろしいでしょうか

Answer

お聞きしてもよろしいでしょうか combines humble お聞きする with the polite よろしいでしょうか, making it appropriately formal for addressing a superior.

Question 4

お目にかかる (o-me ni kakaru) is the humble form of which verb?

Accepted Answer

会う (to meet)

Answer

お目にかかる is the kenjōgo form of 会う (to meet), used when the speaker humbly expresses meeting someone of higher status.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly says 'I humbly received it' after being given something by a superior?

Accepted Answer

いただきました (itadakimashita)

Answer

いただきました is the kenjōgo past-tense form of もらう (to receive), used when the speaker humbly acknowledges receiving something from a superior.

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