Grammar Info

N4 Lesson 7: 17/18

致(いた)すTo do (Humble), To venerably do

It is more humble than お〜する

Structure

する ￫ いたす
お + Verb［stem］+ いたす
ご(1) + ［する］ Verb + いたす

(1) お, limited to ［する］Verbs like: 電話(でんわ)する、勉強(べんきょう)する、散歩(さんぽ)する

Details

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About いたす

いたす, or 致(いた)す as it is often written, is a humble speech う-Verb, which refers to the actions of the speaker (or people within the speakers inner circle, like their company). Similarly to お〜する, いたす means 'to do'.

In the case of する verbs themselves, simply replace する with いたす. For other verbs, add いたす to the ます stem of the verb, while attaching お, or ご to the beginning (depending on whether it is a word of Japanese or Chinese origin).

Caution

Words that include the kanji 拝(はい) 'to worship', or 'to revere', do not usually require お, ご, or いたす. This is due to the word itself being 'respectful'.

Fun Fact

いたす is considered to be slightly more humble than お〜する, which means that it will be heard more frequently in advertisements, or being used by company employees.

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Examples

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  • ご案内(あんない)いたします。

    I will guide you.

  • 拝借(はいしゃく)してもよろしいですか。

    May I humbly borrow it?

  • 駅(えき)の前(まえ)でお待(ま)ちいたします。

    I will wait in front of the station.

  • 品物(しなもの)は明日(あした)お送(おく)りいたします。

    We will send the merchandise tomorrow.

  • お荷物(にもつ)をお持(も)ちいたしましょうか？

    Shall I take your baggage?

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      いたす – Grammar Discussion

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      • Uplifted2472

        Uplifted2472

        This part greatly confused me because the 募集する example has no お in there!

      • The111

        The111

        Yep, this lesson is still a huge pile of confusion, taken at face value. I do think there is some discussion above that helps (specifically comment#39), but I’ve forgotten that nuance multiple times already. And when I get a question wrong in a review (because my memory is not perfect), I don’t come to this thread and read all 50 comments. I go to the lesson, and the lesson still does not explain this, so I get puzzled again.

        I tried asking an LLM why ご案内いたします has ...

      • Isurandil492

        Isurandil492

        Example sentence taken from the grammar point:

        社長、アカウンティングの状況について数時間後に____。 (説明する)

        The correct answers are:

        ご説明いたします
        ご案内いたします
        ご説明させていただきます
        ごあんないさせていただきます

        Two things:

        1. What’s the reasoning behind adding 案内 as well?
          Having synonyms probably is not limited to this case, but why are they explicitly given here?

        2. Why does the fourth answer not use the kanji version for 案内?

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