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    〜におかれましては (~ni okaremashite wa) — (as for) you — with the highest respect

    The highest-level keigo for making a respected person or organisation the topic of a sentence.

    Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

    N + におかれましては、 + …

    Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

    When to use it

    • A formal letter from a Japanese company, after 「拝啓」and the seasonal greeting, almost always begins like this: 「貴社におかれましては、ますますご清栄のこととお慶び申し上げます」— 'we are delighted that your company continues to prosper.'
    • On NHK news, when speaking about the Emperor, you also hear 「天皇陛下におかれましては…」.
    • It appears only in letters, greeting cards and ceremony speeches.

    Meaning

    「〜におかれましては」is one level higher: 'おく' has been made into the honorific 'おかれる', so it raises not the topic but the person or organisation itself — 'speaking of you, sir…'.

    How to attach

    • Attach 「におかれましては」straight after the name of a respected person or organisation (皆様・貴社・先生・お客様).
    • What follows is usually their health or situation (ご健勝のことと…) or a polite request to them (ご自愛ください).

    Versus what you know

    N2At N2 you learned 「〜につきましては」and 「〜におきまして」— polite forms of 'about' and 'in/at' that mark a topic or a place.

    Watch out

    The key rule: it is only for respected people or organisations on the other side — you can't use it for your own company (弊社におかれましては ×) or for a thing (料金におかれましては ×).

    Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

    貴社におかれましては、ますますご発展のこととお喜び申し上げます。

    きしゃにおかれましては、ますますごはってんのこととおよろこびもうしあげます。

    We are delighted that your company continues to grow.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 貴社 = your company → 「におかれましては」= as regards you (highest respect) → then their situation: ご発展のこと = continuing to grow → お喜び申し上げます = we express our delight (an opening line of a letter).

    皆様におかれましては、寒い日が続きますので、どうぞご自愛ください。

    みなさまにおかれましては、さむいひがつづきますので、どうぞごじあいください。

    As the cold days continue, we hope you will all take good care of yourselves.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 皆様 = all of you → 「におかれましては」 → then a polite request to them: ご自愛ください = please take care of your health (a closing line of a letter).

    先生におかれましては、お変わりなくお過ごしのことと存じます。

    せんせいにおかれましては、おかわりなくおすごしのこととぞんじます。

    I trust that you are keeping as well as ever, Sensei.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 先生 = teacher → 「におかれましては」 → then a guess about their situation: お変わりなくお過ごし = keeping well, as before → のことと存じます = I trust it is so.

    Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

    Question: 1/3

    「貴社__、ますますご清栄のこととお慶び申し上げます。」— fill the blank.

    💡 Hint: Which particle after the noun?

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