Honorific prefixes are an essential part of Japanese grammar, as they are used to show respect and politeness when addressing or referring to someone. They are particularly vital in formal settings, business environments, and when speaking to someone older or of higher social status. Honorific prefixes in Japanese often attach to the beginning of a person’s name or title. The most common honorific prefixes are “o” (ć) and “go” (ć), which are used in various ways to show respect. In this exercise, you will practice using honorific prefixes in Japanese grammar through fill-in-the-blank sentences.
Exercise 1: Honorific Prefixes with Nouns
1. ē§ćÆ *ć* ćććć¾ć§å
ę°ć§ćć(because)
2. å½¼ćÆ *ć* ä»äŗć§ę±äŗ¬ć«č”ćć¾ććć(work)
3. ćććÆ *ć* č¶ć§ćć(tea)
4. ä»ę„ć® *ć* 天ę°ćę“ćć§ćć(weather)
5. ćć® *ć* č»ćÆéåøøć«é«éć§ćć(car)
6. 彼儳ćÆ *ć* ååćčćć®ćåæććć(name)
7. *ć* ē®ć«ćććć®ćę„½ććæć§ćć(meeting)
8. ććć *ć* ęē“ć§ććļ¼(letter)
9. å½¼ćÆę°ćć *ć* ęŗåøÆé»č©±ćč²·ćććć§ćć(cellphone)
10. ä¹ ćć¶ćć« *ć* é”ćč¦ććć§ćć(face)
11. *ć* å ćććććć«ć”ćļ¼(brother)
12. å°éćććÆ *ć* 家ęćØę č”ć«č”ćć¾ćć(family)
13. ć©ććć *ć* åøć«ć©ććć(seat)
14. é“ęØććć *ć* ä¼ē¤¾ćÆć©ćć§ććļ¼(company)
15. ćććÆē§ć® *ć* ćę°ć«å „ćć®ć¬ć¹ćć©ć³ć§ćć(favorite)
2. å½¼ćÆ *ć* ä»äŗć§ę±äŗ¬ć«č”ćć¾ććć(work)
3. ćććÆ *ć* č¶ć§ćć(tea)
4. ä»ę„ć® *ć* 天ę°ćę“ćć§ćć(weather)
5. ćć® *ć* č»ćÆéåøøć«é«éć§ćć(car)
6. 彼儳ćÆ *ć* ååćčćć®ćåæććć(name)
7. *ć* ē®ć«ćććć®ćę„½ććæć§ćć(meeting)
8. ććć *ć* ęē“ć§ććļ¼(letter)
9. å½¼ćÆę°ćć *ć* ęŗåøÆé»č©±ćč²·ćććć§ćć(cellphone)
10. ä¹ ćć¶ćć« *ć* é”ćč¦ććć§ćć(face)
11. *ć* å ćććććć«ć”ćļ¼(brother)
12. å°éćććÆ *ć* 家ęćØę č”ć«č”ćć¾ćć(family)
13. ć©ććć *ć* åøć«ć©ććć(seat)
14. é“ęØććć *ć* ä¼ē¤¾ćÆć©ćć§ććļ¼(company)
15. ćććÆē§ć® *ć* ćę°ć«å „ćć®ć¬ć¹ćć©ć³ć§ćć(favorite)
Exercise 2: Honorific Prefixes with Verbs and Adjectives
1. ććæć¾ćććć *ć* ååćęćć¦ććć ćć¾ććļ¼(name)
2. 彼儳ćÆćć¤ć *ć* åæććć§ćć(busy)
3. ććć *ć* čŖćć§ćć ććć(read)
4. ę¾ę¬ćććÆ *ć* ę¼ćé£Æćé£ć¹ć¾ććć(lunch)
5. ćé¢Øåć« *ć* å „ććŖććć(bathe)
6. é«ę©ćććÆ *ć* ē²ćę§ć§ććć(tired)
7. é»č©±ć§ *ć* 話ććć¾ććććļ¼(talk)
8. å½¼ćÆ *ć* ę“ēćć¦ćććØććć§ćć(organizing)
9. ē°äøćććÆ *ć* åø°ćć«ćŖćć¾ććć(return)
10. ććć«ć§ *ć* å¾ ć”ćć¦ćć¾ćć(wait)
11. 彼儳ćÆ *ć* č¦éććć¾ććć(see off)
12. ććć *ć* ęć”åø°ćäøććć(take home)
13. ä»ę„ćÆ *ć* 大å¤ć§ćććć(difficult)
14. å®®ę¬ćććÆ *ć* ä»äŗćä¼ćæć¾ććć(work)
15. ē§ćć”ćÆ *ć* å„ćć®ęćę„ć¾ććć(part)
2. 彼儳ćÆćć¤ć *ć* åæććć§ćć(busy)
3. ććć *ć* čŖćć§ćć ććć(read)
4. ę¾ę¬ćććÆ *ć* ę¼ćé£Æćé£ć¹ć¾ććć(lunch)
5. ćé¢Øåć« *ć* å „ććŖććć(bathe)
6. é«ę©ćććÆ *ć* ē²ćę§ć§ććć(tired)
7. é»č©±ć§ *ć* 話ććć¾ććććļ¼(talk)
8. å½¼ćÆ *ć* ę“ēćć¦ćććØććć§ćć(organizing)
9. ē°äøćććÆ *ć* åø°ćć«ćŖćć¾ććć(return)
10. ććć«ć§ *ć* å¾ ć”ćć¦ćć¾ćć(wait)
11. 彼儳ćÆ *ć* č¦éććć¾ććć(see off)
12. ććć *ć* ęć”åø°ćäøććć(take home)
13. ä»ę„ćÆ *ć* 大å¤ć§ćććć(difficult)
14. å®®ę¬ćććÆ *ć* ä»äŗćä¼ćæć¾ććć(work)
15. ē§ćć”ćÆ *ć* å„ćć®ęćę„ć¾ććć(part)