--- In [email protected], Aaron Ackerson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Speaking of "kureru" and "ageru," one needs to be careful with "-
te ageru." If you use it when speaking to the person who you are
doing the favor for, it can sound pushy. A good alternative is
the "shiyou" or more formally "shimashou." For example,
while "katte ageru" can sound pushy, "kaou" or the more
formal "kaimashou" is a more neutral way of telling someone you will
buy something for them.
>
> Aaron>
OK... If something like "katte agemashô" is pushy when said to the
receiver of a favor, would "katte sashiagemashô" be even pushier? It
seems that the assumption here is the listener and speaker are on an
equal social level. Still, wouldn't the use of "ageru" with the verb
be appropiate when speaking to someone holding a higher rank in
society?
So, if "-te ageru" is pushy, then why it is still used in Japanese
speech? In waht situations is such a construction appropiate?
- Arian I.
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