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ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げたく存じます (gorikai itadakemasu yō onegai mōshiagetaku zonjimasu - I would like to humbly request your understanding.)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

extremely formal, highly polite, humble

How it works

This is a complex and highly polite expression. 「ご理解 (go-rikai)」 is the honorific form of 'understanding'. 「いただけますよう (itadakemasu yō)」 uses the potential form of 'itadaku' (humble 'receive'), meaning 'so that I may receive/you may grant'. 「お願い申し上げたく (onegai mōshiagetaku)」 is the -taku form of 'mōshiageru' (humble 'say/request'), expressing 'I would like to request'. Finally, 「存じます (zonjimasu)」 is the humble form of 'shiru' (know/think), further emphasizing the speaker's humility.

Sample sentences

不手際でご迷惑をおかけし大変恐縮ですが、何卒ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げたく存じます。

I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused by my oversight, and I would like to humbly request your understanding.

誠に恐縮ではございますが、状況をご賢察いただき、ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げたく存じます。

Although I am truly sorry, I would like to humbly request your understanding, hoping you will kindly consider the circumstances.

急な変更で大変申し訳ございませんが、何卒事情をお汲み取りいただき、ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げたく存じます。

I am truly sorry for the sudden change, but I would like to humbly request your understanding, hoping you will kindly grasp the situation.

Quick facts

components:Combines honorific prefixes (ご), humble verbs (いただく, 申し上げる, 存じる), and formal conjunctions/forms (よう, たく) to construct a highly deferential request.

politeness:This phrase represents the pinnacle of politeness and humility in Japanese business and formal communication. It's often used when delivering potentially inconvenient news or making a significant request.

usageContext:Typically used in written communication (emails, formal letters) or very formal spoken situations (e.g., apologies, major announcements to superiors or clients). It implies a situation where the speaker is asking for something that requires the listener's acceptance or tolerance.

Often used with

ご検討いただけますようお願い申し上げます (go-kentō itadakemasu yō onegai mōshiagemasu - I humbly request your consideration.)

ご協力いただけますようお願い申し上げます (go-kyōryoku itadakemasu yō onegai mōshiagemasu - I humbly request your cooperation.)

ご容赦いただけますようお願い申し上げます (go-yōsha itadakemasu yō onegai mōshiagemasu - I humbly request your forgiveness/leniency.)

ご対応いただけますようお願い申し上げます (go-taiō itadakemasu yō onegai mōshiagemasu - I humbly request your action/response.)

詳細につきましては、別途ご連絡させていただきますので、ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げます。(Shōsai ni tsukimashite wa, betto go-renraku sasete itadakimasu node, gorikai itadakemasu yō onegai mōshiagemasu. - Regarding the details, I will contact you separately, so I would like to humbly request your understanding.)

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Example

不手際でご迷惑をおかけし大変恐縮ですが、何卒ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げたく存じます。

I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused by my oversight, and I would like to humbly request your understanding.

誠に恐縮ではございますが、状況をご賢察いただき、ご理解いただけますようお願い申し上げたく存じます。

Although I am truly sorry, I would like to humbly request your understanding, hoping you will kindly consider the circumstances.