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espen180
Jun 7, 2009, 19:23
Is there always an お at the beginning of the sentence when asking for spesific information? For example:
おげんきですか?
お名前は?
Also, would you concider these questions polite or impolite?
Jericho Desu
Jun 7, 2009, 20:17
Not always, by adding the honorific "お" it makes certain words politer, this is not just for questions. Also お is usually for words of Japanese origin, theres also the honorific add on "ご" which is usually for words of Chinese origin. When/which to tag them on is based on the individual words, you just have to know if it takes it. However there are some words which almost always have an honorific to it for example; おなか = stomache, おかし = sweets, ごはん = rice etc...
Toritoribe
Jun 8, 2009, 00:58
In addition to Jericho-san's explanation, the honorific prefix お/ご often means あなたの, the possessive case of the second person pronoun, in context as in the OP's examples.
e.g.
ここにご住所をご記入ください。
Please write down your address here.
Jericho Desu
Jun 8, 2009, 01:16
Ahh yes I forgot about that... どうも すみません :relief:
Toritoribe
Jun 8, 2009, 08:08
No, no, no need to apologize.:-)
Your explanation regarding お/ご is accurate and excellent!!:cool:
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