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Grammar detail: お

お  honorific / humble prefix
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お is commonly placed before nouns and certain forms of verbs as a way of making the reference more humble or polite.
For example, whereas
みせ
is the basic term for a shop, when referring to a shop politely, お
みせ
could be used.
あの
みせ
たい
です
"I want to have a look at that shop."
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Kanji used in this grammar

テン   みせ shop   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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