When we want to show respect to the listener or the person we are talking about, we say O or GO before nouns or adjectives concerning that person. For example, SHIGOTO (work) becomes OSHIGOTO. GENKI ...

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To change verbs into nouns, you add NO or KOTO to the plain forms of verbs, such as the dictionary form or the TA-form. Let me explain this, using the sentence in the skit that means "To be a Japanese ...