お世せ話わ

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お世話する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	お世せ話わする	お世せ話わしない
Polite	お世せ話わします	お世せ話わしません
Past polite	お世せ話わしました	お世せ話わしませんでした
Past	お世せ話わした	お世せ話わしなかった
Te-form	お世せ話わして	お世せ話わしないで
Desire	お世せ話わしたい	お世せ話わしたくない
Potential	お世せ話わできる	お世せ話わできない
Passive	お世せ話わされる	お世せ話わされない
Causative	お世せ話わさせる	お世せ話わさせない
Causative passive	お世せ話わさせられる	お世せ話わさせられない
Volitional	お世せ話わしよう
Polite volitional	お世せ話わしましょう
Imperative	お世せ話わしろ	お世せ話わするな
Conditional	お世せ話わすれば	お世せ話わしなければ
Tara conditional	お世せ話わしたら	お世せ話わしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

help; aid; assistance

Polite noun for help or care, often used in expressions like お世話になる (to be indebted to someone's help) or お世話をする (to take care of someone).

いつもお世せ話わになっております。
Thank you for your continued support.
隣となりの家いえの犬いぬのお世せ話わを頼たのまれた。
I was asked to take care of the neighbor's dog.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉にお世せ話わをかけるto cause someone trouble/inconvenience (despite their help)
いろいろお世せ話わをかけてしまい、申もうし訳わけありません。
I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you.

Expressions· 8

お世せ話わになるbe looked after; receive help; be taken care of; become indebted
お世せ話わ様さまthanks for your help; thanks for taking care of me/my loved one
お世せ話わをするtake care of; look after
余よ計けいなお世せ話わnone of your business; mind your own business; unwanted help
大おおきなお世せ話わnone of your business; mind your own business; keep out of it

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要いらざるお世せ話わthat's none of your business; mind your own business
お世せ話わになっておりますthank you for your continued support; I appreciate your ongoing help
大おおきにお世せ話わ、お茶ちゃでも上あがれmind your own business!; keep out of it!

Kanji

世generation, world, society
話tale, talk

Related words

世せ話わN4
世話 is the plain, neutral noun for care or help, while お世話 adds the polite お- prefix used in everyday conversation and set phrases.
手伝てつだいN3
手伝い means concrete help with a specific task, while お世話 covers ongoing personal care or being generally indebted to someone.
介かい護ごN2
介護 is the formal term for nursing or caregiving (esp. for the elderly or sick), whereas お世話 is a broader, everyday word for looking after someone.

Etymology

Polite form of 世話 (せわ, 'care, help') with the honorific prefix お. 世話 itself is a compound of 世 (world, society) and 話 (talk, story), originally meaning 'worldly talk' or 'common saying', later shifting to 'looking after someone'.