Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N4 · Intermediate 3
ご〜いたします・お〜いたしますgo~ itashimasu / o~ itashimasu
humbly provide a service
Use ご〜いたします or お〜いたします for a formal, humble service you or your staff provide to a guest.
How it works
Who is showing the way? Use a humble expression to describe the service you provide for the other person.
When welcoming guests or formally presenting a service, 「いたします」 sounds formal and polite.
Sino-Japanese words such as 「案内」 and 「説明」 usually take 「ご」, followed by 「いたします」.
Remove 「ます」 from 「手伝います」, then add 「お」 before it and 「いたします」 after it.
You can also describe actions by staff on your side; do not use this form for a guest’s actions.
In the example, 「お手伝い」 is followed by 「いたします」. Keep both 「い」 characters.
Example sentences
- ご案内goannaiいたしますitashimasuご説明gosetsumeiいたしますitashimasu
I will guide you I will explain to you
- お知らせoshiraseいたしますitashimasuお手伝いotetsudai
In a conversation
- Aこれより境内をご案内いたします。
A: I will now guide you around the temple grounds.
- Bありがとうございます。本殿はどちらですか？
B: Thank you. Where is the main hall?
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
I will guide you through the route of the exhibition room.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
展示室の順路を____。
I will guide you through the exhibition room route.
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