差し上げる
さしあげる
-- humble expression for あげる --
Sashiageru (差し上げる) is an ichidan verb meaning "humble expression for あげる". Its polite form is 差し上げます (sashiagemasu), its te form is 差し上げて (sashiagete), its past form is 差し上げた (sashiageta), and its negative form is 差し上げない (sashiagenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Sashiageru (差し上げる) conjugation quick reference
差し上げる means "humble expression for あげる". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Sashiageru example sentences
このリンゴをお母さんに差し上げます。
I'll give this apple to mom.
昨日、先生に本を差し上げました。
I gave a book to the teacher yesterday.
私は彼に差し上げなかった。
I didn't give him anything.
How to use Sashiageru: grammar notes
•Use 差し上げる when you humbly give something to someone of higher status (like a teacher, boss, or customer); for example, 先生にプレゼントを差し上げました (I humbly gave a present to my teacher).
•Always use に to mark the person you're giving to and を to mark what you're giving—mixing them up is a common mistake.
•Don’t use 差し上げる when giving to friends or people of equal status—use あげる instead, or it can sound overly formal or unnatural.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Sashiageru
プレゼントを差し上げます
I will give you a present (humbly)
ご説明を差し上げます
I will give you an explanation (humbly)
お手伝いを差し上げましょうか？
Shall I help you? (humbly)
Sashiageru (差し上げる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 差し上げる | sashiageru |
| Masu Form | 差し上げます | sashiagemasu |
| Te Form | 差し上げて | sashiagete |
| Past Form | 差し上げた | sashiageta |
| Negative Form | 差し上げない | sashiagenai |
| Past Negative | 差し上げなかった | sashiagenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 差し上げます | sashiagemasu |
| Polite Past | 差し上げました | sashiagemashita |
| Polite Negative | 差し上げません | sashiagemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 差し上げませんでした | sashiagemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 差し上げられる | sashiagerareru |
| Passive Form | 差し上げられる | sashiagerareru |
| Causative Form | 差し上げさせる | sashiagesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 差し上げさせられる | sashiagesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 差し上げよう | sashiageyou |
| Imperative Form | 差し上げろ | sashiagero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 差し上げれば | sashiagereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 差し上げたら | sashiagetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 差し上げている | sashiageteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 差し上げたい | sashiagetai |
| Prohibition | 差し上げるな | sashiageruna |