Occasionally in the lessons I see a verb tense that I am not familiar with, like the following. Can someone explain the conjugation of kaeru?
Otorikae itashimasukedo
Thanks.
Marc
Otorikae itashimasukedo
Thanks.
Marc
question about lesson 10.4
Marc-W1
May 19, 2016
Crystal-Rocket-Japanese-Tutor
May 23, 2016
こんにちはMarcさん！
The main sentence here is: お取替え いたします (Otorikae itashimasu)
The verb 替える(kaeru) here is used in the compound verb 取り替える(torikaeru) which means to exchange/replace.
This sentence is being spoken by a store clerk using honorific (super polite) Japanese and so she uses the structure [お + verb stem + します/いたします] to say that she will replace the goods, instead of only [取替えます]. She further uses いたします instead of します to be even more polite.
The verb stem of 取替えます is 取替え which results in the above sentence: お取り替え いたします (otorikae itashimasu).
Keep up the good work and がんばって ください!
Crystal
The main sentence here is: お取替え いたします (Otorikae itashimasu)
The verb 替える(kaeru) here is used in the compound verb 取り替える(torikaeru) which means to exchange/replace.
This sentence is being spoken by a store clerk using honorific (super polite) Japanese and so she uses the structure [お + verb stem + します/いたします] to say that she will replace the goods, instead of only [取替えます]. She further uses いたします instead of します to be even more polite.
The verb stem of 取替えます is 取替え which results in the above sentence: お取り替え いたします (otorikae itashimasu).
Keep up the good work and がんばって ください!
Crystal