This is a polite way to talk about what someone you respect does. It is like the '-masu' form of a verb.
お + Verb [stem] + になりますPrimary
ご + Verb [stem] + になります
This is a polite way to talk about what someone you respect does. It is like the '-masu' form of a verb.
社長は明日、出張からお戻りになります。
The company president will be returning from their business trip tomorrow.
先生は、この件についてはもうお話しになりません。
The professor will not speak about this matter anymore.
部長がお帰りになりますので、会議室の準備をお願いします。
Since the department head will be returning, please prepare the conference room.
お客様、こちらの席でお待ちになりますか。
Ma'am/Sir, will you be waiting in this seat?
こちらの書類は、後ほど部長がご確認になります。
The department head will confirm these documents later.
You use 'お' with Japanese verbs. You use 'ご' with Chinese verbs. But some Chinese words use 'お' if they are very common.
This is a polite form. It is like the plain form 'お/ご〜になる'. But this form is more polite. The past tense is 'お/ご〜になりました'.
Watch out: This form is for actions of others. Never use it for your own actions. For yourself, use 'お/ご〜します' or 'お/ご〜いたします'. For example, do not say '私がご説明になります'. Say '私がご説明いたします'.
Don't use this when the verb stem is very short, like "見る" (to see). Don't use it for verbs that have their own special polite forms. For example, use "いらっしゃいます" instead of "お行きになります" for "to go".
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