Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N3 · Intermediate 3
〜ております~te orimasu
formal humble action or state
Replace ています with 〜ております to describe your own or your group’s actions and states formally and humbly.
How it works
The safety check is the same. When explaining it to passengers, use a more formal expression; the action’s meaning stays the same.
Use the verb’s て-form. Replace 「ています」 with 「ております」 to make the expression more formal.
Use this expression to describe your own actions or states, or those of your group, humbly and formally.
Remember: this is a formal way to speak about your own side. It is not an honorific expression that elevates the other person’s actions.
In the example, the delay is the train’s current state. This expression can describe states too, as in a formal announcement.
Example sentences
- このkono電車denshaは、wa、ただいまtadaima約10yakuju分pun遅れokureてteおります。orimasu。
This train is currently delayed by about 10 minutes.
In a conversation
- Aこの電車、まだ動かないんですか？
A: Is this train still not moving?
- B現在、運転見合わせの原因を
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
This train is currently running about 10 minutes late.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
この電車は、ただいま約10分遅れて____。
This train is currently running about 10 minutes late.
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- 〜ておりますformal humble action or state