Level 34: Cedar and Pine

Word 16 of 20 · Level 34

いらっしゃるirassharuto be, come, go

Synonyms:to beto cometo go (honorific)

Example sentence

先せん生せいはいらっしゃいますか？

Is the teacher here? (honorific)

How いらっしゃる is used

いらっしゃる is an extremely polite honorific verb (けいご). It is used only for the actions of someone of higher status, substituting for いる, くる, or いく.

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