ご迷惑をおかけしました (ごめいわくをおかけしました): You say this to apologize. You caused someone trouble. Or you made things difficult for them.

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ご迷惑をおかけしました

You say this to apologize. You caused someone trouble. Or you made things difficult for them.

N3 KMT5HumbleStandardVerb ConstructionMixedFormal ApologyGrammar

ご迷惑をおかけしましたPrimary

ご迷惑をおかけします

ご迷惑をおかけしております

You say this to apologize. You caused someone trouble. Or you made things difficult for them.

ご連絡が遅くなり、大変ご迷惑をおかけしました。

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by my late reply.

HumblePastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

工事期間中は、皆様にご迷惑をおかけしますが、何卒ご理解ご協力をお願い申し上げます。

We apologize for the inconvenience during the construction period, and kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeDaily Life Home & Housing

今後、同様のミスでご迷惑をおかけしないよう、細心の注意を払います。

I will pay the utmost attention to ensure I do not cause you inconvenience with a similar mistake in the future.

HumbleNon PastNegativeMid SentenceVolitionalWork & Career Business & Finance

システム障害により、長時間にわたりご迷惑をおかけしておりますことを深くお詫び申し上げます。

We deeply apologize for the ongoing inconvenience caused by the prolonged system failure.

HumbleProgressiveAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeTechnology Internet & Social Media

彼は深々と頭を下げ、「この度は大変ご迷惑をおかけしました」と述べた。

He bowed deeply and said, 'I have caused you a great deal of trouble on this occasion.'

FormalPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeCulture & Traditions

This phrase makes you sound humble. It shows respect to the person you bothered. It is like bowing with your words.

This phrase is for when you cause real trouble. It focuses on the bad thing that happened to someone else. "申し訳ございません" is a bigger apology for your own mistake. It does not say what kind of bad thing happened. "失礼いたしました" is for small manners mistakes. It is not as serious as causing trouble.

Use this when you want to say sorry for causing trouble. It is often part of a bigger apology. You might say why there was trouble first. Then you say this. After that, you might say how you will fix it.

Often confused with(1)

失礼いたしました

This is a polite way to say "I am sorry." You use it when you make a small mistake. You also use it if you are a little rude or interrupt someone. It is for formal times, like at work.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

お〜する

This is a polite way to talk about your own actions. It shows respect to the person you are talking to. You use it when you do something for someone important.

申し訳ございません

This means "I am very sorry." You use it when you cause problems for someone. It is a very polite way to apologize.

た形

This shows an action finished in the past. It also shows something that was true before now.

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Dictionary

ご迷惑をおかけしました

You say this to apologize. You caused someone trouble. Or you made things difficult for them.

N3 KMT5HumbleStandardVerb ConstructionMixedFormal ApologyGrammar

ご迷惑をおかけしましたPrimary

ご迷惑をおかけします

ご迷惑をおかけしております

You say this to apologize. You caused someone trouble. Or you made things difficult for them.

ご連絡が遅くなり、大変ご迷惑をおかけしました。

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by my late reply.

HumblePastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

工事期間中は、皆様にご迷惑をおかけしますが、何卒ご理解ご協力をお願い申し上げます。

We apologize for the inconvenience during the construction period, and kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeDaily Life Home & Housing

今後、同様のミスでご迷惑をおかけしないよう、細心の注意を払います。

I will pay the utmost attention to ensure I do not cause you inconvenience with a similar mistake in the future.

HumbleNon PastNegativeMid SentenceVolitionalWork & Career Business & Finance

システム障害により、長時間にわたりご迷惑をおかけしておりますことを深くお詫び申し上げます。

We deeply apologize for the ongoing inconvenience caused by the prolonged system failure.

HumbleProgressiveAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeTechnology Internet & Social Media

彼は深々と頭を下げ、「この度は大変ご迷惑をおかけしました」と述べた。

He bowed deeply and said, 'I have caused you a great deal of trouble on this occasion.'

FormalPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeCulture & Traditions

This phrase makes you sound humble. It shows respect to the person you bothered. It is like bowing with your words.

Often confused with(1)

失礼いたしました

This is a polite way to say "I am sorry." You use it when you make a small mistake. You also use it if you are a little rude or interrupt someone. It is for formal times, like at work.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

お〜する

This is a polite way to talk about your own actions. It shows respect to the person you are talking to. You use it when you do something for someone important.

申し訳ございません

This means "I am very sorry." You use it when you cause problems for someone. It is a very polite way to apologize.

た形

This shows an action finished in the past. It also shows something that was true before now.

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ご迷惑をおかけしました

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Examples5

Nuance1

Contrasts1

Discourse Function1

Compare with1

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