synonym Comparative
お宅
VS
ございます
Differences Between "お宅" and "ございます"
Option A
お宅
Meaning
(your) house/home (polite), you (polite address)
Reading
おたく (otaku)
Syllabus Level
N4
Practical Example
お宅はどちらですか。
Where is your house?
Option B
ございます
Meaning
to be, to have (polite form of あります/です)
Reading
ございます (gozaimasu)
Syllabus Level
N4
Practical Example
お待たせいたしました。ご注文のお品でございます。
Thank you for waiting. This is your order.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "((your) house/home (polite), you (polite address))"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- お宅: A polite way to refer to someone else's house or to address someone (especially in letters or more formal contexts). Can also refer to 'you' directly in very polite or formal settings.
- ございます: 非常に丁寧な表現で、あります・ですの丁寧語です。店員などが客に対して使うことが多いです。A very polite expression, polite form of 'arimasu'/'desu'. Often used by store clerks to customers.
- お宅: A polite way to refer to someone else's house or to address someone (especially in letters or more formal contexts). Can also refer to 'you' directly in very polite or formal settings.
- ございます: 非常に丁寧な表現で、あります・ですの丁寧語です。店員などが客に対して使うことが多いです。A very polite expression, polite form of 'arimasu'/'desu'. Often used by store clerks to customers.
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