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Grammar detail: 〜させていただきます
〜させていただきます - (humble + polite) do
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verb (humble) causative te form
+ いただく
means have the privilege of doing ~
This form is an extremely polite humble way to say you are doing something. The te + いただく construction is a politer form of te + もらう which means 'have (someone) do (something) (for the speaker)'. The causative form of a verb means 'make (someone) do (something)'. So the combination of causative and te + いただく literally means 'have (someone) make (the speaker) do something' - in other words, it is simply a very polite way for the speaker to say that they are doing something. An English equivalent might be something like 'I have the privilege of being given the opportunity to do ~'.
This construction is often used in formal contexts, such as beginning a speech, requesting an audience, describing an action a business might take etc.
こうせい
厚生
せつび
設備
をちゅうしん
中心
にそうだん
相談
させていただきたいとおも
思
っています。
I'd like to be able to have a discussion that is centered around welfare facilities.
いただく is generally written in kana when used in this way, but it can be written in kanji as 頂く.
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Kanji used in this grammar
ジョウ ショウ うえ above うわ- above あげる to raise あがる to rise かみ first half, upper part のぼる to climb のぼせる to bring up, to raise のぼす to bring up
セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
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