Formal to Senior
Care · Daily · Support
お洋服のしわが背中に当たっていらっしゃいませんか？少し直させていただきますね。 — Is the wrinkle in your clothing pressing against your back? Let me adjust it a little. (Care · Daily · Support, Formal to Senior, JLPT N4)
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お洋服のしわが背中に当たっていらっしゃいませんか？少し直させていただきますね。
おようふくのしわがせなかにあたっていらっしゃいませんか？すこしなおらせていただきますね。
Is the wrinkle in your clothing pressing against your back? Let me adjust it a little.
Romaji: Oyoufuku no shiwa ga senaka ni atatte irasshaimasen ka? Sukoshi naorasete itadakimasu ne. / Reply Romaji: Aa, sou da ne. Ki ga tsuita kashira.
Reply
ああ、そうだね。気がついたかしら。
ああ、そうだね。きがついたかしら。
Ah, you're right. Did you notice?
Gesture & etiquette
Lift their shoulders slightly with one hand, smooth fabric flat with the other from shoulder blade outward. Check sides and lower back too. Speak softly during the adjustment to maintain comfort. Praise once smoothed: 「これでお背中、楽になりましたか？」.
Bedridden/wheelchair-bound residents are sensitive to clothing wrinkles—they cause pressure points leading to bedsores. Check during position changes. 「~ていらっしゃいませんか」 is the polite negative question form, gently inquiring without alarming. Smooth wrinkles by pulling fabric flat from shoulders outward.