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お〜する details

write + humble — the speaker does for an esteemed person

o kaki suru

humble — the speaker does for an esteemed person

meaning: write

重おもそうですね。お持もちしましょうか。

omosou desu ne. o mochi shimashou ka.

That looks heavy — shall I carry it for you? neutral

詳細しょうさいが決きまり次第しだい、こちらからお知しらせいたします。

shousai ga kimarishidai, kochira kara o shirase itashimasu.

As soon as the details are finalized, we will inform you. formal

Examples

humble verb frame — presenting your own act as a service to the person you defer to

重おもそうですね。お持もちしましょうか。

omosou desu ne. o mochi shimashou ka.

That looks heavy — shall I carry it for you? neutral

詳細しょうさいが決きまり次第しだい、こちらからお知しらせいたします。

shousai ga kimarishidai, kochira kara o shirase itashimasu.

As soon as the details are finalized, we will inform you. formal

駅えきまでお送おくりしますよ。

eki made o okuri shimasu yo.

I'll see you to the station. neutral

Formation

Notes

Only for acts that touch the honored person — お持ちする carries THEIR bag; a solo act (×お歩きする) is out. する→いたす humbles further (お届けいたします), and する-nouns take ご: ご案内する.

Related patterns

Similar

  • てあげる

    Both frame an act done for another — お持ちする humbles the doer and is the safe upward form; 持ってあげる credits the doer and patronizes upward, which is exactly when speakers must switch to お〜する.

Lookalikes

  • お〜になる

    Same お＋stem shell, opposite vector — お〜になる raises the SUBJECT's act (先生がお読みになった, their act exalted), お〜する lowers the speaker's own act done for that person (私がお持ちします); pointing になる at yourself self-honors, the classic keigo slip.