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Question Being humble - 03-03-2010, 02:46 AM

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What's the difference between おかりします and おかしします? I believe the latter means I'll humbly lend you ______.
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03-03-2010, 02:51 AM

And the former is the humble form for "borrow".
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03-03-2010, 02:53 AM

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Hi,

What's the difference between おかりします and おかしします? I believe the latter means I'll humbly lend you ______.
What's the difference? EVERYTHING!

おかりします I shall humbly borrow ~~ from you.

おかしします I shall humbly lend ~~ to you.

EDIT: The Old Man beat me to it.
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03-03-2010, 02:58 AM

Thanks, I got it now.
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03-03-2010, 03:01 AM

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Thanks, I got it now.
To explicate,
借りる to borrow
貸す to loan

Humble: お+verb in conjunctive form+する
借りるー>借りー>お借りする
貸すー>貸しー>お貸しする
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