方かた々がた

noun

people; everyone; ladies and gentlemen

Honorific plural for 'people'; used in formal address or when referring to a group respectfully.

• ご出しゅっ席せきの方かた々がたに感かん謝しゃ申もうし上あげます。

  I express my gratitude to all of you in attendance.

• 多おおくの方かた々がたが式しき典てんに参さん加かされました。

  Many people attended the ceremony.

pronoun

you (plural, archaic)

Archaic honorific second-person plural pronoun; not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 方かた々がた、どうかお聞ききください。

  Ladies and gentlemen, please listen. (archaic usage)