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Pre-Intermediate Grammar (N4) > 12. Honorific speech

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ござる／ございます
1. ござる is the polite form of ある.
御 荷 物 は 幾 つ 御 座 い ま す か 。 
How much baggage do you have?
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でござる／でございます
1. でござる is the polite form of である.
交 換 台 で 御 座 い ま す 。 
This is the operator.
Discussion & Notes (2)
Respectful verbs
1. Respectful form of A
There are several words which do not use the above conjugations, but have special respectful forms. These are given below:
Regular Form Respectful Form
見る/みる ご覧になる/ごらんになる
知る/しる 御存知/ごぞんじ
行く/いく いらっしゃる
来る/くる いらっしゃる
居る/いる いらっしゃる
くれる 下さる/くださる
言う/いう おっしゃる
行く/いく おいでになる
行く/ゆく おいでになる
居る/いる おいでになる
食べる/たべる 召し上がる/めしあがる
飲む/のむ 召し上がる/めしあがる
来る/くる おいでになる
する なさる
さ あ 、 御 召 し 上 が り 下 さ い 。 
Alright, please eat!
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Passive
1. A does B
The passive form can be used as an honorific form, so A would be someone above the speaker (boss, customer, etc.)
彼 が 運 転 さ れ ま し た 。 
He drove.
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