Japanese word

いらっしゃる

Pronunciation

Romajiirassharu

Meaning

  • verbbe

Example

先生は教室にいらっしゃいます。sen sei wa kyō shitsu ni i ra ssha i ma su

The teacher is in the classroom.

Illustration for いらっしゃる (be)

More examples

来週、先生が学校へいらっしゃいます。rai shū sen sei ga gak kō e i ra ssha i ma su

The teacher will come to school next week.

Core concept

Shows respect for someone's being in a place or moving toward or away from a place, while context supplies the exact meaning.

Common phrases

  • こちらにいらっしゃるko chi ra ni i ra ssha ru

    be here

  • あちらへいらっしゃるa chi ra e i ra ssha ru

    go there

Similar words

いるiru: To say that a person or animal is in a place without honorific language.
おいでになるoideninaru: To describe someone's presence in a place in especially formal respectful language.

Definition in Japanese

人の存在や移動を高めていう尊敬語。hito no son zai ya i dō o taka me te i u son kei go

Word origin

The verb いらっしゃる (irassharu) developed from いらせらる (iraseraru), an older honorific form, and acquired the meanings of being, coming, and going.

Usage tips

  • In everyday service language, いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase) uses the same verb in a set expression welcoming people into a shop.

Other meanings

  • comeverb
  • goverb

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