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there are three types:

丁寧語 (masu, mashita.masen, masen deshita)

尊敬語 (respectful, to much to explain in one sentence)

謙遜語 (humble, same case as above)

how to make these form s will coming soon.

尊敬語 　

this is respectful language. you use when command people above, speaking about people abovr and when you are talking at people above you. you also use if you are merchant, or something lke a tour guide, and many other thing. it also use when speaking to anonymous person, speaking teineigo with emperor if you did not know it was him on the phone/ reciveing letter etc. is unaccetable. same if your boss tell you to call a number and you use humble and it turn out to be street bum it not acceptable it is made like this:　

change to stem form (連用形）

change to -i for yodan verb, and drop -ru for ichidan:

遊ぶ（あそぶ）－＞　遊び（あそび）　

食べる（たべる）－＞　食べ　

put お～　in front of stemmed verb:

遊び（あそび）－＞　お遊び（おあそび）　

(taberu has its on verb so i will use
then put　変える　instead）　

変え（かえ）－＞　お変え（おかえ）　


and then add なる　

お遊び－＞　お遊びなる　

お変え－＞　お変えなる　

but not all verbs follow this pattern many verbs have their own:

知る(shiru)＝　ご存知である(gozonjidearu)　

あげる＝差し上げる　(sashiageru)

する＝　なさる　

言う(iu)＝　おっしゃる　

座る(suwaru)＝　お掛けになる (okakeninaru)　

くれる＝　くださる　

食べる(taberu)＝　召し上がる(meshiagaru)　

見る(miru)＝　ご覧になる(goran ni naru)　

来る(kuru)　
行く(iku)　｝　いらっしゃる
いる　

死ぬ(shinu）＝　お亡くなりになる（onakunarininaru）　
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f you think you can conjugate these, then remember to be always using -ます　form with these (meshiagaru= meshiagarimasu, ooyogi ni naru= ooyogi ni narimasu)

for any verbs that have -ni naru in them to make command take of ni naru and add -kudasai:

example- goran ni naru= goran kudasai (not goran ni natte kudasai)

for the verbs that have their own change to -te form and add kudasai (like normal)

meshigaru= meshiagatte kudasai

and in respect remember to use nouns starting with go- and o-

also 人（しと）（shito）　becomes　方　（かた）（kata）

tone:


you must have tone. this is what make polite language polite and not just words. when speaking with only masu form (and not combining masu with other polite level) you must rise your tone to more soft and nice. but because it is only masu form you do not have to to much. un humble language you must raise your tone 9make inotation higher) and speak like you are really lower than person. respect language , though it is highest form, is in the middle you must use high tone, but it must be more formal than polite (if that make sense). it should not be to humble sounding, but still like it.

～でしょうか=ですか　

～いただく＝　もらう　

～ば幸い＝　ばうれしい

申し上げる　（もうしあげる）　

Is yet an even humbler way of saying　言う