日本語道場
Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2
N3
~させていただく
~sasete itadaku
allow me to (humble)
When to use it
Use ~させていただく when you need to frame your own action as something graciously permitted by the listener — the default humble register for announcing what you will do in meetings, email, and public notices. It is far more common in business than plain ~します, especially for actions that touch the other party (checking, deciding, postponing, closing shop). Beware overuse: when no permission is conceivably involved, it reads as stiff or obsequious, and plain 謙譲語 (お~する) is cleaner.
Formation
Examples
Allow me to be the one to draw up today's minutes.
I'm sorry to ask, but might I rearrange the schedule?
As for the quote, allow us to review it internally.
With apologies for the inconvenience, we will be closed tomorrow.
I would like to confirm just one point, if I may.