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召す

めす

(honorific) to summon; to wear; to eat or drink; to ride in; to take (a bath); to catch (a cold)

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Examples

  1. このデザインはお気に召しましたか。

    このデザインはおきにめしましたか。

    Was this design to your liking?

  2. 素敵なコートをお召しですね。

    すてきなコートをおめしですね。

    That's a lovely coat you're wearing.

  3. お年を召した方には席をお譲りください。

    おとしをめしたかたにはせきをおゆずりください。

    Please give up your seat to elderly passengers.

  4. 王は家臣を召して意見を求めた。

    おうはかしんをめしていけんをもとめた。

    The king summoned his retainers and asked their opinion.

Common patterns

お気に召す
to be to one's liking
年を召す
to grow old (polite)
お召しになる
to wear; to eat; to ride (honorific)

Memory tip

召す is an honorific blank cheque: it replaces 着る, 食べる, 飲む, 乗る, 買う and more, so the object tells you which verb is meant. In modern Japanese you mostly meet the frozen phrases お気に召す and 年を召す.

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