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Respectful form of A
There are several words which do not use the above conjugations, but have special respectful forms. These are given below:
Regular Form Respectful Form
見る/みる ご覧になる/ごらんになる
知る/しる 御存知/ごぞんじ
行く/いく いらっしゃる
来る/くる いらっしゃる
居る/いる いらっしゃる
くれる 下さる/くださる
言う/いう おっしゃる
行く/いく おいでになる
行く/ゆく おいでになる
居る/いる おいでになる
食べる/たべる 召し上がる/めしあがる
飲む/のむ 召し上がる/めしあがる
来る/くる おいでになる
する なさる
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さぁ 、 お 召 し 上 がり ください 。 
Alright, please eat!
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右 手 を ごらんください 、 有 名 な 大観音 です 。 
Please look to your right. The famous Daikannon.
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お 立 ち 寄 り 下 さって ありがとうございます 。 
Thank you for stopping by.
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お 飲 み 物 は 何 に なさいます か ？ 
What would you like to drink?

Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
お
AVerb: Stem
に
なる
Basic Examples:
お話になる (to speak)

Passive form
The passive form can also be used to show a respectful tone, as shown below.

Dict. FormConjugatedDict. FormConjugated
おすおされるよぶよばれる
かうかわれるよむよまれる
かくかかれるいそぐいそがれる
とるとられるあけるあけられる
しぬしなれるするなさる
もつもたれるくるいらっしゃる
Notes
The お~になる form cannot be used with verbs that are only two hiragana characters in length, like 聞く or 見る. It cannot be used with する or 来る.
Where this grammar is found
Genki II (2nd Edition): Chapter 19
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第１部　１２課
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Grammar for Jumble Quizzes


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Discussion about this grammar
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 632, 好 : 4,754
I think you should include だ~でござる, for form's sake if nothing else (especially since でございます is used with some regularity even if the casual isn't.)
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11 years ago
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マイコー
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You're right; to be honest, this page needs to be redone from top-to-bottom, as there is quite a long of sonkeigo info that needs to be presented.
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11 years ago
dnguyen44
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N1
Level: 1, 好 : 3
I don't get why there's the conjugation box. Isn't that box just explaining how to turn verbs into their passive forms?
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11 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 632, 好 : 4,754
the passive form is very often used as the honorific form: honorifics are either the special forms (in the top box), passive forms, or お+(verb stem)+になる (for example お急ぎになる for いそく)
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11 years ago
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olpe
Years Studied: 3
Studying: N4
Level: 539, 好 : 5

I'm new at keigo. In above list there are: 来る/くる おいでになる and 来る/くる 見える/みえる. Is the second one also correct?

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2 months ago
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マイコー
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That is definitely a mixup - will fix it right now!

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2 months ago
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olpe
Years Studied: 3
Studying: N4
Level: 539, 好 : 5

Now, the first and the last line are same. (ô_ô)

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2 months ago
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マイコー
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Hmm - bottom line probably shouldn't have been in there to begin with!

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