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A3 Noun

謙譲語(けんじょうご)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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    1. Noun

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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(けんじょうご)敬語(けいご)(ひと)つです。

      Humble language I is one type of honorific language.

    • 謙譲語(けんじょうご)には謙譲語(けんじょうご)謙譲語(けんじょうご)Ⅱがある。

      In humble language, there are 謙譲語Ⅰ and 謙譲語Ⅱ.

    • ()かう(さき)人物(じんぶつ)(たか)めた()(かた)謙譲語(けんじょうご)です。

      The way of speaking that elevates the person you are facing is called humble language I.

    • (うかが)う」や「お()()ける」といった()謙譲語(けんじょうご)分類(ぶんるい)される。

      Words like 'to visit' and 'to show' are classified as humble language I.

    • 手紙(てがみ)のように接辞(せつじ)付加(ふか)するのも謙譲語(けんじょうご)によく()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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