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meaning of 連絡を差し上げる

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meaning of 連絡を差し上げる

Postby sashimidimsum7250 » July 2nd, 2008 10:20 pm

I feel like I should know this already, but the proper interpretation of this has me stumped. I mean I already know what 連絡 and 差し上げる mean on their own, but this...

Any help would be appreciated. I'm guessing it means "to get in touch with (someone of higher status)", but I'm not sure.
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Postby Psy » July 3rd, 2008 12:31 am

This is one of those under-documented 謙譲語 forms. Above します is いたします, and above いたします is 申し上げます. Likewise there is やる (to lower status), あげる (polite, to upper) 差し上げる (most polite) meaning "to give." The meaning of that sentence depends on context, but I would say it means [we/I] will contact you.
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