ご馳走 (ごちそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ご馳ち走そう

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ご馳走する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	ご馳ち走そうする	ご馳ち走そうしない
Polite	ご馳ち走そうします	ご馳ち走そうしません
Past polite	ご馳ち走そうしました	ご馳ち走そうしませんでした
Past	ご馳ち走そうした	ご馳ち走そうしなかった
Te-form	ご馳ち走そうして	ご馳ち走そうしないで
Desire	ご馳ち走そうしたい	ご馳ち走そうしたくない
Potential	ご馳ち走そうできる	ご馳ち走そうできない
Passive	ご馳ち走そうされる	ご馳ち走そうされない
Causative	ご馳ち走そうさせる	ご馳ち走そうさせない
Causative passive	ご馳ち走そうさせられる	ご馳ち走そうさせられない
Volitional	ご馳ち走そうしよう
Polite volitional	ご馳ち走そうしましょう
Imperative	ご馳ち走そうしろ	ご馳ち走そうするな
Conditional	ご馳ち走そうすれば	ご馳ち走そうしなければ
Tara conditional	ご馳ち走そうしたら	ご馳ち走そうしなかったら

Meanings

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

treat; entertainment; taking someone out for a meal

polite (teineigo)

Polite noun and suru-verb for treating someone to food or drink, or the act of entertaining a guest. Often used when offering to pay or when someone has been treated.

Kanji

馳run, gallop, sail
走run
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Related words· 6

大おお盤ばん振ぶる舞まい sense 1
大盤振る舞い stresses an especially generous or extravagant act of treating people, while ご馳走 is the more general, everyday word for treating someone to food.
おごるN3
おごる is a casual way to pay for someone's food or drink, while ごちそうする is more formal and often implies a fuller, more elaborate meal.
珍ちん味み
珍味 highlights the rarity or unusualness of a food, while ごちそう simply means a treat or feast someone is served or offered.
おごりN3
ごちそう refers to the lavish meal or feast itself, whereas 奢り refers to the act of someone else paying for it.

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振ふる舞まうN2
ご馳走する means specifically 'to treat someone to a meal', a narrower and more casual expression than the broader 振る舞う.
もてなしN1
御馳走 focuses on the lavish meal or treat itself, while もてなし (in its second sense) covers any food or drink offered to guests, however simple.

Politeness

馳ち走そうplain
馳走 is the plain, somewhat blunt or old-fashioned form of the word, while ご馳走 is the standard polite version used in everyday speech.

Don't confuse with

ごちそうさまN2sense 1
ご馳走 names the treat or feast itself, whereas ご馳走様(でした) is the fixed phrase said afterward to thank someone for a meal.

Word family

ごちそうさまN2
thank you for the meal; that was delicious · thanks for the lovey-dovey display
大おおご馳ち走そう
large feast; big meal
ごちそうさん
thanks for the meal; that was delicious
ご

Written forms

ご馳ち走そう
Standard polite spelling with honorific ご. The most common written form.
御ご馳ち走そう
Formal spelling using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix. Less common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Originally from the verb 馳走する (ちそうする), meaning 'to run about' or 'to make arrangements'. The honorific prefix ご was added to express gratitude for the effort of preparing a meal. The modern meaning shifted from the act of preparation to the feast itself.

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