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Rh theatre. 10. Does your friend like to hear an amusing story? 11. Yes, my friend likes to hear an amusing story. 12. Will you be able to go to hear a story to-day? 13. No, I shall not be able to do so. 14. Will you be able to go to see the flower to-morrow morning? 15. I shall not be able to do so. 16. Why can you not go to the theatre this evening? 17. I cannot go to the theatre to-day, because I have business (there is business). 18. If you go to Asakusa, pray go to the house of my brother. 19. If you come to my house, pray see my picture. 20. Pray see that book. 21. Where do you go to read books? 22. I go to read books in the school. 23. Do you like to go to the school every day? 24. Yes, I like to do so.

These forms of the verb are employed to address the second person when respect is expressed. For instance, Dokoye anata wa oide nasaru ka instead of Doko ye anata wa ikimasu ka. Where do you go? The latter way of expression is quite intelligible, but the former is preferable as a mere polite expression.