Genki Ch 20 Flashcards
When do we use extra modest expressions?
In order to be polite to someone we are talking to.
What sort of verbs are almost always used in extra modest expressions?
Long forms.
What is the extra modest form o いる?
おる
What is the long form of おる?
おります
What is the extra modest form of 行く and 来る?
まりる (U verb).
What is the extra modest form of 言う?
もうす
What is the extra modest form of する?
いたす
What is the extra modest form of both 食べる and 飲む?
いただく
What is the extra modest form of ある?
ござる
What is the long form of ござる?
ございます
What is the extra modest form of the helping verb ている?
ておる (u verb)
What is the extra modest form of です?
でござる
What is the long form of でござる?
でございます
Instead of わたし, what pronunciation of 私 is used with extra modest verbs?
わたくし
What is a second occasion to use extra modest expressions?
To customers