How to Say ‘To hand (it) to you’ in Japanese
お渡しします
o watashi shi masu
[oh wah-tah-shee shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [お渡しします] is the polite/humble version of [渡します]. The [お〜します] pattern is a “service” style often used by staff.
🇯🇵 In Japan: You’ll hear [お渡しします] in customer service and schools when someone is politely doing something for you (handing documents, items, etc.).
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix (polite)
お + verb-stem makes the expression more polite/humble. お渡しします is a humble way to say “(I/we) will hand it to you.”
職員室でお渡しします。
We will hand it to you in the staff room.
渡し
watashi
[wah-tah-shee]
hand; pass; give (stem)
Base meaning “hand over.” With お, it becomes extra polite: お渡しします.
明日、資料をお渡しします。
Tomorrow, we will hand you the materials.
し
shi
[shee]
do (humble/polite verb connector)
し is the stem of します (to do). In お渡しします, it forms the polite verb “will hand (to you).”
職員室でお渡し し ます。
We will hand it to you in the staff room.
ます
masu
[mahss]
(polite sentence ending)
Polite ending; completes します.
お渡しし ます。
We will hand it to you.
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