Form traps: お分かりにくい, 伺ってください, 御在宅する

For verb+adjective compounds, sonkeigo the verb part only: 分かる → お分かりになる, then attach にくい / やすい.

Judgment paraphrased from Japan’s cultural council keigo guideline (2007) — learner explanation, not an official translation.

伺う is kenjō I — it elevates the destination of asking. Aimed at a guest, it wrongly elevates the staff-side person. Tell the guest to ask with sonkeigo: お聞きください / お尋ねください.

Judgment paraphrased from Japan’s cultural council keigo guideline (2007) — learner explanation, not an official translation.

A Business rewrite asking the other party to check with the person in charge — guest-elevating request form, not 伺ってください.

Rewritten with Tadashii Kotoba — Business style, recipient: client (live API).

ご〜する builds kenjō I. Here you want to elevate the resident — use sonkeigo (なさる) or a compact 御在宅の必要は…

Judgment paraphrased from Japan’s cultural council keigo guideline (2007) — learner explanation, not an official translation.