Learn Minna no Nihongo Lesson 50 grammar with easy explanation using hiragana and English. This lesson teaches kenjougo (humble form) with patterns like mairimasu, ukagaimasu, itashimasu, itadakimasu, moushimasu, and o / go + masu form + shimasu. Perfect for JLPT N4 learners who want to speak polite Japanese correctly.
Minna no Nihongo 2 โ Lesson 50 Grammar (Kenjougo)
Minna no Nihongo2 LLesson 50 focuses on kenjougo (humble form).
Kenjougo is used when you talk about your own actions politely to someone important like a teacher, boss, or customer.
The idea is simple:
You make yourself lower to show respect to the other person.
You do NOT use kenjougo for the other personโs action.
You use it only for watashi / our side.
๐น Grammar 1 โ Special Humble Verbs
Some verbs change into special humble forms.
ikimasu / kimasu โ mairimasu
imasu โ orimasu
tabemasu / nomimasu / moraimasu โ itadakimasu
iimasu โ moushimasu
shimasu โ itashimasu
kikimasu / tazunemasu / ikimasu โ ukagaimasu
shitte imasu โ zonjite imasu
mimasu โ haiken shimasu
aimasu โ o me ni kakarimasu
Examples:
- ใใใ ใฏ ใใใ ใใใใ ใธ ใพใใใพใใ
I will go to the company politely.
- ใใใใ ใซ ใใคใใ ใ ใใใใใพใใ
I will ask the teacher politely.
๐น Grammar 2 โ ใ / ใ + ใพใ form + ใใพใ
When there is no special humble verb, use this pattern.
Pattern:
- ใ / ใ + verb (ใพใ stem) + ใใพใ
Examples:
- ใใค โ ใ ใใกใใพใ
- ใคใใใ โ ใ ใคใใใใพใ
- ใใใชใใใ โ ใ ใใใชใใใพใ
- ใฆใคใ ใ โ ใ ใฆใคใ ใใใพใ
Example sentence:
- ใใใ ใ ใใชใ ใ ใ ใใใชใใใพใใ
I will guide you politely.
๐น Grammar 3 โ ใ / ใ + noun + ใใพใ
Some nouns become polite actions.
Pattern:
- ใ / ใ + noun + ใใพใ
Examples:
- ใงใใ โ ใ ใงใใใใพใ
- ใใใใใ โ ใ ใใใใใใใพใ
- ใใใ โ ใ ใใใใใพใ
Example:
- ใใจใง ใ ใงใใใใพใใ
I will call you politely.
๐น Grammar 4 โ Asking or Visiting Politely
When you ask, visit, or listen politely, use humble verbs.
Pattern idea:
- person ใซ + humble verb
Example:
- ใใใใ ใซ ใใคใใ ใ ใใใใใพใใ
I will ask the teacher politely.
- ใใใใ ใซ ใใใใใพใใ
I will visit the company politely.
๐น Grammar 5 โ Meeting Politely
Instead of ใใใพใ, use:
ใ ใ ใซ ใใใใพใ
Example:
- ใใใใ ใ ใใใใ ใซ ใ ใ ใซ ใใใใพใใ
I will meet the teacher politely.
๐น Grammar 6 โ Tense with Humble Form
Humble verbs follow normal tense rules.
Past:
- ใใฎใ ใใใใ ใธ ใพใใใพใใใ
I went politely.
Future:
- ใใใ ใงใใ ใ ใใใใพใใ
I will call politely.
๐น Grammar 7 โ Negative Form
You can make negative humble form normally.
Examples:
- ใใใ ใฏ ใพใใใพใใใ
I will not go politely.
- ใพใ ใใใใใพใใใ
I have not asked yet.
Remember:
Kenjougo = my action polite.
๐น Key Point to Remember
Kenjougo is used when:
โ talking about yourself politely
โ speaking to teacher, boss, customer
โ using business Japanese
It is NOT used for friends or family in casual talk.