Verb ていただきたい

te itadakitai

JLPT N4 Polite Chapter 35: Asking politely, 4 of 6

Formation

Verb-て form + いただきたい

Express a polite request or desire that someone does something for you.

When to use

Polite "I would like you to..." - a statement of desire rather than a direct question.

Explanation

The ていただきたい grammar point is used to express a polite request or a desire for someone to do something for you. It is formed by attaching いただきたい to the て-form of the verb. It is more polite than the て-form + ほしい construction.

Example sentences

Requests (Please Do / Could You Please)

Corpus examples (49)

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