おっしゃる
- Expression
- おっしゃる
- Category
- sonkeigo (honorific)
- Plain equivalent
- 言う
- Level
- N4
- When to use it
Used by the speaker to show respect when a superior speaks. Learners often misconjugate it in the polite past.
- Example
先生がようおっしゃいました。 (The teacher said so.)