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Honorific and humble speech

Honorific and humble speech

1.[4p]

Match each plain verb to its honorific form.

  • 言いう

  • する

  • 食たべる

  • 見みる

  • ご覧らんになる

  • おっしゃる

  • 召めし上あがる

  • なさる

Show the answer

言いう: おっしゃる する: なさる 食たべる: 召めし上あがる 見みる: ご覧らんになる

2.[4p]

Match each plain verb to its humble form.

  • 言いう

  • する

  • 見みる

  • いる

  • おる

  • いたす

  • 拝見はいけんする

  • 申もうす

Show the answer

言いう: 申もうす する: いたす 見みる: 拝見はいけんする いる: おる

3.[4p]

A customer rings and asks for your manager Suzuki, who is out. What do you say?

Correct
The answer is: [鈴木]{すずき}はただいま[外出]{がいしゅつ}しております
The answer is: [鈴木]{すずき}はただいま[外出]{がいしゅつ}しております
The answer is: [鈴木]{すずき}はただいま[外出]{がいしゅつ}しております

4.[3p]

Why does your own manager take humble forms in front of a customer?

Correct
The answer is: To an outsider your whole company is one group, and no part of it is raised
The answer is: To an outsider your whole company is one group, and no part of it is raised
The answer is: To an outsider your whole company is one group, and no part of it is raised

5.[3p]

What is the honorific frame built on the ます stem?

Correct
The answer is: お plus stem plus になる
The answer is: お plus stem plus になる
The answer is: お plus stem plus になる

6.[3p]

What is wrong with おっしゃられる?

Correct
The answer is: It is double keigo, stacking a special honorific verb and the honorific passive
The answer is: It is double keigo, stacking a special honorific verb and the honorific passive
The answer is: It is double keigo, stacking a special honorific verb and the honorific passive

7.[2p]

The 2007 敬語けいごの指針ししん replaced the three traditional categories with how many?

Correct
The answer is: Five
The answer is: Five
The answer is: Five

8.[3p]

What is the お in お茶ちゃ doing?

Correct
The answer is: Beautification, which honours nobody
The answer is: Beautification, which honours nobody
The answer is: Beautification, which honours nobody

9.[3p]

Which five verbs form their ます stem in い rather than り?

Correct
The answer is: いらっしゃる, おっしゃる, なさる, くださる, ござる
The answer is: いらっしゃる, おっしゃる, なさる, くださる, ござる
The answer is: いらっしゃる, おっしゃる, なさる, くださる, ござる