How to Say ‘Certainly.’ in Japanese
かしこまりました。
kashikomari mashi ta
[kah-shee-koh-mah-ree mah-shee tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff use [かしこまりました] as a very polite "certainly" or "understood." It sounds more professional and service-minded than plain [わかりました].
Phrase Breakdown
かしこまり
kashikomari
[kah-shee-koh-mah-ree]
certainly; understood
A very polite customer-service expression meaning certainly or understood.
ご予約ですね。かしこまりました。
A reservation, certainly understood.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the past polite form. Together with た, it makes a completed polite response.
はい、かしこまりました。
Yes, certainly.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
Marks the phrase as past/completed, common in polite service expressions.
その時間で、かしこまりました。
That time, understood.
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