This word means 'to give'. You use it when you give something to someone important. You also use it when you give something to someone outside your group.
Noun + を + 差し上げるPrimary
This word means 'to give'. You use it when you give something to someone important. You also use it when you give something to someone outside your group.
部長にこの資料を差し上げますので、ご確認ください。
I will give these documents to the department head, so please review them.
先日のイベントでお世話になりましたので、心ばかりの品を差し上げました。
You were so helpful at the event the other day, so I gave you a small token of my appreciation.
大変申し訳ございませんが、個人情報は差し上げることができません。
I am terribly sorry, but I cannot give out personal information.
先生には、卒業制作の参考として私のポートフォリオを差し上げました。
I gave my portfolio to my professor as a reference for their graduation project work.
何かお困りのことがございましたら、こちらのパンフレットを差し上げます。
If you have any trouble, I can give you this pamphlet.
This is different from "ageru" and "yaru." "Ageru" is for giving to friends or people of the same rank. "Yaru" is for giving to animals, plants, or people lower than you. "Sashiageru" is only for giving to people of higher rank.
Watch out: People often mix up who gives and who gets. 差し上げる means 'I give to you'. くださる means 'you give to me'. いただく means 'I get from you'. Remember, 差し上げる is always when you are the giver.
Don't use this when you give something to your family or close friends. For example, don't say "お母さんに本を差し上げた" (I gave a book to my mother). This can sound strange or even rude.
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