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A3 Noun
謙譲語Ihumble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)
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humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)
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謙譲語I 【けんじょうごいち】、謙譲語1 【けんじょうごいち】
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謙譲語Ⅰは敬語の一つです。
Humble language I is one type of honorific language.
謙譲(けんじょう)語には謙譲(けんじょう)語Ⅰと謙譲(けんじょう)語Ⅱがある。
In humble language, there are 謙譲語Ⅰ and 謙譲語Ⅱ.
向かう先の人物を高めた言い方が謙譲語Ⅰです。
The way of speaking that elevates the person you are facing is called humble language I.
「伺う」や「お目に掛ける」といった語は謙譲語Ⅰに使われる。
Words like "to visit" and "to show" are used in humble language I, where the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.).
お手紙のように接辞を付加するのも謙譲語Ⅰによく見られることだ。
It is also common to add affixes to words like "letter" in humble language I.
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