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お疲れ様でした
お疲れ様でした
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 疲 | 様 |
|
つか Grade: S |
さま Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Phrase
お疲れ様でした (hiragana おつかれさまでした, romaji o-tsukare-sama deshita)
- I appreciate your efforts, thank you very much, good work
Usage notes
Can be used as a catch-all greeting of sorts when passing a coworker in the hall on the way home at the end of the day. The deshita on the end indicates that whatever the speaker is referring to is finished. Consequently, it is considered inappropriate for someone leaving work to say this to someone staying at work; in that case, お疲れ様です (otsukare-sama desu) would be used instead.
Synonyms
- ご苦労様でした (ごくろうさまでした, go-kurō-sama deshita)