20.1 敬意: おVになります [(someone) does V (honorific)]

会長は10月8日の午後イタリアからお帰りになります。

The president will return from Italy on the afternoon of October 8th.

會長將於10月8日下午從意大利返回。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
会長は	kaicho—wa	subject	The president (topic marker)
10月8日の	juugatsu yokka no	modifiers	October 8th’s
午後イタリアから	gogo-itaria-kara	modifiers	from Italy in the afternoon
お帰りになります。	o-kaeri-ni-nari-masu-。	predicate	will return.

When the president conducts research, he often uses this desk.

社長在做研究時經常使用這張桌子。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
社長は	shacho—wa	subject	The president (topic marker)
調べものをするときは	shirabe-mono-wo-suru-toki-wa	modifiers	When doing research
よく	yoku	modifiers	Often
この机を	kono-tsukue-wo	subject	This desk (object marker)
お使いになります。	o-tsukai-ni-nari-masu-。	predicate	Uses.

Have you already read this newspaper?

您已經讀過這份報紙了嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この新聞は	kono-shinbun-wa	subject	This newspaper (topic marker)
もう	mo	modifiers	already
お読みになりましたか	o-yomi-ni-nari-mashi-ta-ka	verb conjugations	Did you read?

No, not yet.

不，還沒有。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
いえ	ie	subject	house
まだ	mada	modifiers	still
です	desu	predicate	is

When did you graduate, sir?

先生是在哪一年畢業的？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
先生は	sensei-wa	subject	the teacher (topic marker)
何年に	nan-nen-ni	modifiers	in what year
ご卒業になったんですか	go-sotsugyo—ni-na-t-ta-n-desu-ka	predicate	did you graduate?