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失礼をば (shitsureioba) Japanese meaning: my apologies | Kotomora
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Related words 失しつ 礼れい しました A more common and neutral apology phrase. 失礼をば is more emphatic and formal, often used before making a potentially impolite remark.
すみません A general, everyday apology or expression of thanks. 失礼をば is much more formal and limited to apologetic contexts.
Etymology A fixed phrase combining 失礼 (rudeness, impoliteness) with the emphatic object marker をば, which is a classical Japanese construction (を + は). The expression literally means 'as for the rudeness' and is used to preface or acknowledge an impolite act.
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をば
承しょう
知ち
で
申もう
し
上あ
げ
ます
が
、
その
計けい
画かく
に
は
無む
理り
が
ある
か
と
存ぞん
じ
ます
。
I say this knowing it may be impolite, but I believe that plan is unreasonable.
