Honorific

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Some languages make use of honorifics, indicators of politeness.

In Japanese these would be the suffixes �?�ん (san) and �?��?� (sama) added to the name of another person, or the prefix �?� (o), as in �?�茶 (ocha = honoured tea, the Japanese like their tea ;).

In Korean an honorific is a verbal fragment adding politeness. An honorific (roughly an "s" sound) may be added within some verbs.

There is also a general overview page on Politeness in language.


Translations

  • Danish: ærbødighedsfrase c
  • Swedish: artighetsmarkör c

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