This phrase means "is" or "are." You use it to show great respect for someone. It is a very polite way to say "desu."
Noun + でいらっしゃいますPrimary
な-Adjective + でいらっしゃいます
This phrase means "is" or "are." You use it to show great respect for someone. It is a very polite way to say "desu."
こちらが新任の部長でいらっしゃいます。
This is the newly appointed department head.
失礼ですが、鈴木様でいらっしゃいますか。
Excuse me, but are you Mr. Suzuki?
あちらにいらっしゃるのが、昨年まで社長でいらっしゃいました佐藤様です。
That person over there is Mr. Sato, who was the company president until last year.
お客様は当ホテルのサービスにご満足でいらっしゃいますか。
Are you, our valued customer, satisfied with our hotel's services?
奥様は大変お元気でいらっしゃると伺っております。
I have heard that your wife is doing very well.
This grammar shows respect to the person you are talking about. It also shows respect for their feelings or things they own. For example, if you say 'Are you satisfied?' to a customer, you respect their feeling of being satisfied.
This is much more polite than "desu." It is also more polite than "de gozaimasu." "De gozaimasu" is polite, but it does not show respect to the person you are talking about. This form does that.
Watch out: Do not use this form for everything. Only use it when you want to show respect to the person you are talking about. You cannot use it for things like the weather.
Don't use this when talking about yourself. For example, do not say 「私は田中さんでいらっしゃいます」. This sounds very rude. Use 「です」 instead.
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