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こんにちはバイロン。

Thank you for asking it here.

2 and 3 are incorrect. Because もうして is humble forms of verbs so you don't use this to someone who are superior or older than you. (You can use this to yourself and others who are closer to you)

おっしゃる/おっしゃいます is Honorific form but it needs to conjugate as おっしゃっていただけませんか when you ask.

Check out this lesson too: https://www.japanesepod101.com/lesson/jlpt-s3-12-jlpt-n3-lesson-12/

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Sono

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Hello there!

Could someone please explain question number 4 for me?

To me they are all correct, the difference being the level of politeness. Because of that I thought that answer (1) was definitely not correct. It turns out that answer (1) is indeed the correct answer. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance.

1. すみませんが、もういちど、いってくださいませんか。

2. すみませんが、もういちど、もうしてくださいませんか。

3. すみませんが、もういちど、おっしゃいませんか。

ジャエミーさん、

こんにちは。:smile:

Actually, there is one only correct sentence out of three you wrote, which is

the first one: すみません、もう一度言ってくださいませんか。

Humble expressions and/or verbs mean the action is taken by the speaker himself/herself

(or someone in-group). Whenever you use keigo, the key is to think "who is taking that action".

もうす is the humble verbs meaning "to say". And you're requesting the other person to repeat,

you cannot use this word here.

くださる in くださいませんか is when someone does something for you. So this is correct to use.

The third one おっしゃいませんか is like "why don't you say that again?" which I'm sure you

wouldn't say in English either :sweat_smile:

Hope this helps!

Natsuko (奈津子),

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hello!

For question #4, I was wondering what the various translations of the answer are to make sure I understand.

1) すみません、もう一度言ってくださいませんか。This uses the humble form to make a request of someone else. Translation: "I'm sorry, could you please say it one more time."

2) すみません、もう一度もうしてくださいませんか。This also uses the humble form to make a request, but the verb する it less appropriate as an answer than 言う, as used in #1, is that correct? Translation: "I'm sorry, could you please do it one more time."

This is the one I'm having trouble understanding the translation of:

3) すみません、もう一度おっしゃいませんか。This uses the honorific form of 'to say/言う” which is to respectfully describe the actions of someone else, rather than make requests of them. Is that right? In what context could you use this phrase? Translation: "I'm sorry, could you say it one more time? It seems like it could be appropriate in this context.

Hello ジャエミーさん、

傘を借りもいいですか。is fine. However, the formality level is lower thanかさをかしてくださいませんか。

Yuki 　由紀

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Would a correct answer to #2 also be: 傘を借りもいいですか。

Alainさん,

Right! It sounds like you are asking someone permission to lend out an umbrella. :smile:

Question 2.

I first hesitated beetween answers 1 and 2

But I think 傘を貸してもよろしいでしょうか. means:

Can I lend your umbrella to someone else?

I'm I right?