お帰りになる

Expression
お帰りになる
Category
sonkeigo (honorific)
Plain equivalent
帰る
Level
N3
When to use it

An お〜になる honorific frame for going home, used for superiors. Learners try to apply the frame to verbs that do not support it or make it double-honorific.

Example

社長はすでに会社をお帰りになりました。 (The president has already left the office to go home.)

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