In German a formal expression for "arresting someone" is "dingfest machen".
In German a formal expression for "arresting someone" is "dingfest machen".
I dabble to form a passive sentence in sonkeigo, eg. "The King was killed". In teneigo it's 王様は殺されます。
But now I have the problem that the passive form can also be used as a humble verb. 殺されられます and お殺しになられます both look weird to me.
I dabble to form a passive sentence in sonkeigo, eg. "The King was killed". In teneigo it's 王様は殺されます。
But now I have the problem that the passive form can also be used as a humble verb. 殺されられます and お殺しになられます both look weird to me.
See "On the categorization of the Japanese honorific
system Keigo", p.11ff - www.researchgate.net/publication/...
See "On the categorization of the Japanese honorific
system Keigo", p.11ff - www.researchgate.net/publication/...