Verb ていただく

〜te itadaku

JLPT N4 Polite Chapter 34: Doing things for people, 4 of 6

Formation

Verb-て form + いただく

Used to express receiving someone's favor or help; 'to kindly do'.

When to use

Humble - receiving the favor of someone (usually higher-status) doing something.

Explanation

The ~ていただく grammar point is used to express that someone has kindly done a favor or provided help. It is a more polite and humble way of saying that you received someone's help. The formation is created by attaching the て-form of the verb + いただく.

Example sentences

Benefactive Action (Doing X As A Favor)

Corpus examples (15)