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お + Verb[ます]+ 願う
ご + (Chinese Origin) Noun + 願う
(Western Origin) Noun + 願う
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About お~願う
お~願う is a humble speech expression in Japanese used for making requests in the same way as お~ください 'please do (A)'. As with many other polite structures, the use of お will primarily appear with words of Japanese origin, while ご will be used for the majority Chinese-origin kanji compounds.
願う itself is a う-Verb meaning 'to petition', and the literal translation is something like 'I petition that you do (A) for me', which sounds incredibly stiff in English, but gets the point across that someone is doing a favor for you.
Interestingly, words of western origin, such as katakana loanwords, will often omit both お and ご, appearing simply with 願う attached to the end.
願う itself is a う-Verb meaning 'to petition', and the literal translation is something like 'I petition that you do (A) for me', which sounds incredibly stiff in English, but gets the point across that someone is doing a favor for you.
- こちらからのメールが届いているか、お確かめ願います。Could you please make sure that you have received our email.
- 鈴木社長はもうすぐ到着するので、もう少々お待ち願います。President Suzuki will be arriving shortly, so please wait a moment.
- この契約書にご記入された情報に間違いがないか、ご確認願います。Please make sure that the information you have entered in this contract is correct.
- 歩道での禁煙にご協力願います。We kindly ask for your cooperation in not smoking on the sidewalks.
Interestingly, words of western origin, such as katakana loanwords, will often omit both お and ご, appearing simply with 願う attached to the end.
- この契約書の下の方と、この書類の下の方にサイン願います。Please sign at the bottom of this contract and at the bottom of this document.
Caution - As お~願う is an even more polite way of saying お~ください, or simply even just てください, it will rarely be used outside of formal circumstances, such as voice-overs giving instructions etc. If used in daily speech, it may come across as sarcasm.
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面会をご希望の方は担当者が会議中ですので、待合室でお待ち願えますか?
Those who are here for a meeting, could you please wait in the waiting room? The person in charge is having a conference.
書類のこの下にサイン 願います。
Please sign at the bottom of the document.
問題が起こった場合はご連絡願います。
If you have any problems, please feel free to contact us.
公共の場での禁酒にご協力願います。
We ask for your cooperation in not drinking in public places.
ここは図書館です。お静かに願います。
This is a library. Please be quiet.
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When to use ご and お
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Humble Form
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みんなの日本語 II
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Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
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