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あらせられる Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be ; to exist
usually written using kana alone honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Honorific (sonkeigo) verb for ある (to be, to exist) and いる (to be, to stay). Used to show respect toward the subject. Often replaced by いらっしゃる in modern speech, but still encountered in formal or literary contexts.
See also: 在る (ある) · 居る (いる) · 居る (おる)
社しゃ 長ちょう は ただ 今いま 、 会かい 議ぎ 室しつ に あらせ られ ます 。
The company president is currently in the meeting room (honorific).
2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be (honorific copula)
usually written using kana alone honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Honorific copula, equivalent to である. Used in the form であらせられる. Very formal and somewhat archaic; in modern Japanese でいらっしゃる is more common.
See also: である
Written forms 有あ らせられる
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred.
在あ らせられる
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred.
Kanji 在 exist, outskirts, suburbs Similar words いらっしゃる More common modern honorific for いる, 来る, and 行く. あらせられる is more formal and less frequent, often replaced by いらっしゃる in everyday polite speech.
おられる Honorific form of おる (humble いる). あらせられる is a direct honorific of ある/いる, while おられる is the honorific of the humble form, creating a different nuance.
Etymology Derived from the verb ある (to be) with the honorific auxiliary せられる (classical せらる), which is the passive/honorific form of す (to do). The form あらせられる is a regular honorific construction from classical Japanese, now largely replaced by いらっしゃる.
