はる

Suffix

 * 1)  verbal suffix expressing respect to subject of verb; X-a-haru is equivalent to standard o-X-i ni naru.

Usage notes
Characteristic of Kyoto 敬語 (keigo, honorific/court language), used throughout. Intermediate in politeness between base (informal) form of verb and polite -masu form, though in Kyoto widely used in casual speech, and much closer to informal.


 * In Osaka and surrounding areas, attaches to -masu stem.
 * In Kyoto and surrounding areas, such as Nara and Shiga, attaches to -a inflection of verb; with vowel stems, takes epenthetic -ya-
 * toor-u (to pass) &rarr; toora-haru. ik-u (to go) &rarr; ika-haru.
 * mi-ru (to see) &rarr; mi-haru or mi-ya-haru. i-ru (to be) &rarr; i-haru or i-ya-haru. suru (to do) &rarr; shi-haru or shi-ya-haru. kuru (to come) &rarr; ki-haru or ki-ya-haru.
 * After て form of verb, sometimes て changes た, is equivalent to irassharu: kangaete haru or kangaeta haru (= kangaete irassharu).
 * 〜はる can in turn take ます for additional politeness, yielding 〜はります, and other polite endings such as 〜んです, yielding 〜はるんです.