Verb て ください

Verb-te kudasai

JLPT N5 Neutral Chapter 13: The て-form, 3 of 4

Formation

Verb-て form + ください

A request or command; 'please do'.

When to use

The standard 'please do' (見てください). Softer: てくださいませんか. Who acts is the difference: Verb-て + ください asks someone else to act (帰ってください, 'please go home'), Verb-causative + て + ください asks permission to act yourself (帰らせてください, 'please let me go home').

Explanation

The て ください grammar point is used to make a request or command someone to do something politely. The verb is conjugated into its て-form and followed by ください, which means 'please'. This structure is used when asking someone to do something with a polite and respectful tone.

Example sentences

Requests (Please Do / Could You Please)

Corpus examples (60)

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