召めし上あがる

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召し上がる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	召めし上あがる	召めし上あがらない
Polite	召めし上あがります	召めし上あがりません
Past polite	召めし上あがりました	召めし上あがりませんでした
Past	召めし上あがった	召めし上あがらなかった
Te-form	召めし上あがって	召めし上あがらないで
Desire	召めし上あがりたい	召めし上あがりたくない
Potential	召めし上あがれる	召めし上あがれない
Passive	召めし上あがられる	召めし上あがられない
Causative	召めし上あがらせる	召めし上あがらせない
Causative passive	召めし上あがらせられるalso 召めし上あがらされる	召めし上あがらせられないalso 召めし上あがらされない
Volitional	召めし上あがろう
Polite volitional	召めし上あがりましょう
Imperative	召めし上あがれ	召めし上あがるな
Conditional	召めし上あがれば	召めし上あがらなければ
Tara conditional	召めし上あがったら	召めし上あがらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

eat; drink

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific (sonkeigo) verb used when the subject is someone you respect. Covers both eating and drinking.

どうぞ召めし上あがってください。
Please help yourself (eat/drink).
社しゃ長ちょうはもうお昼ひるを召めし上あがりましたか。
Has the president already had lunch?

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を召めし上あがるfor a respected person to eat/drink something
先せん生せいは温あたたかいお茶ちゃを召めし上あがりました。
The teacher had some warm tea.
〈物もの〉を召めし上あがってくださいplease eat/drink something (polite invitation)
どうぞ、こちらのケーキを召めし上あがってください。
Please, go ahead and have some of this cake.
何なにを召めし上あがりますかwhat would you like to eat/drink (asking a guest or customer)
お飲のみ物ものは何なにを召めし上あがりますか。
What would you like to drink?

Grammar

いらっしゃる・おっしゃる・なさる・召めし上あがる・ご覧らんになるgo, say, do, eat, see (respectful)N4

Kanji

召seduce, call, send for
上above, up

Related words

召めすN1
召し上がる is the everyday modern honorific verb for eating or drinking, while 召す alone in that sense sounds elevated or old-fashioned.
上あがるN5
召し上がる is the standard modern honorific verb for eating or drinking, while 上がる used this way is an older, more set-phrase-like honorific expression.

Politeness

食たべるplainN5
食べる is the plain, neutral verb for eating, while 召し上がる is its sonkeigo (honorific) form used when the person eating is someone you respect.
飲のむplainN5
飲む is the plain, neutral verb for drinking, while 召し上がる is its sonkeigo (honorific) form used when the person drinking is someone you respect.
食くらうplain
召し上がる is the honorific way to say 'eat/drink' used for others of higher status, in contrast to the vulgar 食らう.
とるplain
召し上がる is the honorific verb used when someone else eats or drinks, while 摂る is the neutral, health-focused word for consuming food or nutrients.

Don't confuse with

頂いただくN4
召し上がる is honorific and used for the actions of someone you respect, while いただく is humble and used for your own act of eating or drinking, so learners often mix up which one to apply to whom.

Word family

召めし上あがり物もの
food; something to eat

Built from

召めす+上あがる

Written forms

召めし上あがるUsage67%
Standard honorific verb for eating or drinking.
召めしあがるUsage20%
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めしあがるUsage7%
召めし上あがるUsage6%
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召めし上あがるUsage<1%
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Etymology

Compound of 召す (mesu, honorific for 'to wear, eat, drink, etc.') + 上がる (agaru, 'to rise, go up'), literally 'to raise up', used as an honorific auxiliary.