日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Grammar

N2

~につきまして

~ni tsukimashite

regarding, concerning (formal)

When to use it

Use ~につきまして when you need the most formal register of ~について — in emails to clients, written notices, and spoken announcements at meetings or on the phone. It typically introduces a topic you are about to explain, apologize for, or ask about, and often appears as ~につきましては to mark contrast with other items. In casual speech or internal chat it sounds stiff and out of place.

Formation

  • Noun + につきまして(は) — the standard and essentially only pattern: 本件につきまして、ご説明いたします。
  • The bare につきまして simply marks the topic; につきましては contrasts it with other topics or sets up a separate handling.
  • Verbs / i-adjectives / na-adjectives cannot attach directly. Nominalize first: 遅延したことにつきまして/値上げのにつきまして.
  • Register scale: について < につきまして < につきましては (most formal). The clipped 連用形 につき (noun + につき) is used in written notices and can also mean "due to" (雨天につき中止).
  • Common set phrases: 本件につきまして/この度の件につきまして/ご質問につきまして/詳細につきましては.

Examples

  • We will discuss this matter internally.

  • We sincerely apologize for the delay in delivery.

  • As for the details, we will contact you in due course.

  • Regarding the price, we'd like to discuss it again.

  • Our reply concerning your question was delayed.