Structure
する ￫ いたす
お + Verb［ます］+ いたす
ご(1) + ［する］ Verb + いたす
(1) お, limited to ［する］Verbs like: 電話する、勉強する、散歩する
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About いたす
いたす, or 致す 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 'to worship', or 'to revere', do not usually require お, ご, or いたす. This is due to the word itself being 'respectful'.
- 私は親戚のお寺を拝観する。I will look at my relatives' temple. (With utmost respect)
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先輩からお金を拝借する。I will borrow money from my senpai. (With utmost respect)
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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ご案内いたします。
I will guide you.
拝借してもよろしいですか。
May I borrow it?
駅の前でお待ちいたします。
I will wait in front of the station.
品物は明日お送りいたします。
We will send the merchandise tomorrow.
お荷物をお持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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Fuga
Hey @FlippFuzz !
ご/お is usually used with いたす when you want to express that you are putting yourself in a lower position to do something for another person. For example, if someone says that they will ご説明いたす something, it has the nuance of ‘(I am going to put myself in a lower position and) I will respectfully explain’. Since the train leaving, 出発いたす, is not an action you are doing for another person (in this context), it will sound a bit unnatural to use お/ご before it!
I hope this helps!
11442
“Regarding 募集 specifically, note that the example sentence with 募集 has an orange note that this is one of the exceptions where ご (not お) is not used.”
The question does not have any such note in it’s current iteration.
Are the prefixes お/ご considered conjugations? Because the hint it gives if you add it here is “Could you try another way of conjugating this structure?” (Honestly, I don’t know that a yellow hint has ever saved me except for letting me try something else - they seem to always be extremely misleading or vague)
Fuga
Hey there @11442 !
This seemed like an error on our end so I have changed the hint to say ‘Can you remove something from the beginning?’, when お or ご is included in the answer!
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