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お出掛け

おでかけ

going out, an outing; (polite) about to go out

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Examples

  1. お出掛けですか。

    おでかけですか。

    Are you going out?

  2. いつお出掛けになりますか。

    いつおでかけになりますか。

    When will you be going out?

  3. お出掛けの前に、窓を閉めてください。

    おでかけのまえに、まどをしめてください。

    Please close the windows before you go out.

  4. 週末は家族でお出掛けすることが多い。

    しゅうまつはかぞくでおでかけすることがおおい。

    We often go out as a family at the weekend.

Common patterns

お出掛けですか
off out, are you?
お出掛けの際は
when you go out
お出掛け前に
before going out

Memory tip

The お here is not optional — 出掛け alone is rare, and お出掛け works both as polite reference to someone else's going out and as a slightly soft, domestic word for a family outing. Usually written お出かけ.

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