This is a very polite way to ask someone to do something. It is like saying 'please do' in a very respectful way.
お + Verb [stem] + になってくださいPrimary
ご + Verb [stem] + になってください
This is a very polite way to ask someone to do something. It is like saying 'please do' in a very respectful way.
先生、こちらの用紙にお名前をお書きになってください。
Teacher, please write your name on this form.
お客様、もう少々こちらでお待ちになってください。
Valued customer, please wait here a little longer.
会議の詳細は、こちらの資料をご参照になってください。
For details about the meeting, please refer to this document.
機密情報ですので、このパソコンは外部へお持ち出しにならないでください。
As this is confidential information, please do not take this computer outside.
「次のページをお開きになってください」とアナウンスが流れました。
An announcement was made, saying 'Please turn to the next page'.
Think of it like choosing the right key for a lock. You use お for Japanese words. You use ご for words from Chinese. There are a few exceptions.
This is like saying "please do" in a very polite way. It is more polite than just saying "please do" with お/ご～ください. It is much more polite than just saying "please do" with ～てください.
Don't use this when the verb stem has only one sound. For example, don't say "お見になってください" for "to see". Use special respectful verbs instead, like "ご覧になってください".
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