日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Adjectives and Adverbs」

「Part 10」
「Polite Forms」
Adjectives have polite forms. These include not only simple, polite expressions, but honorific and humble expressions as well.

「O-/Go-・お‐/ご-」
To make a polite expression

The prefix o- or go- added to an adjective expresses politeness. Basically o- is used for Japanese-origin words and go- for Chinese-origin words. All i-adjectives are Japanese in origin, while most na-adjectives are Chinese in origin. Some Chinese-origin na-adjectives may take o- rather than go-.

Examples:
i-adjectives:
お熱い・o-atsui (hot)
お強い・o-tsuyoi (strong)

Chinese-origin na-adjectives:
ごていねいな・go-teneina (polite)
ご親切な・go-shinetsuna (kind)

Japanese-origin na-adjectives:
お静かな・o-shizukana (quiet)
お好きな・o-sukina (favorite)

Na-adjectives that use o-:
お上手な・o-jōzuna (skillful)
お元気な・o-genkina (healthy)

Hope this helps!

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