Verb て ください
Verb-te kudasai
JLPT N5 Neutral
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
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Please open the door.
Doa wo akete kudasai.
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Please tell me your phone number.
Denwa bangou wo oshiete kudasai.
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Please speak slowly.
Yukkuri hanashite kudasai.
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Please bring me a coffee.
Koohii wo hitotsu motte kite kudasai.
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Please let me explain it once more.
Mou ichido setsumei sasete kudasai.
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Please let me go home.
Kaerasete kudasai.
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Please let me see that book.
Sono hon o misete kudasai.
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Please let me wait here.
Koko de matasete kudasai.
Requests (Please Do / Could You Please)
- Verb て いただけませんかVerb te itadakemasen kaN4A polite request; 'Could you please...', 'Would you mind...'
- Verb て くださいませんかVerb-te kudasaimasen kaN4Polite request for asking someone for a favor.
- Verb てくれませんか〜te kuremasen kaN4A polite way to request someone to do something for you…
- Verb てもらえませんか~te moraemasen kaN4A polite way to ask for a favor or request someone to do…
- Verb ていただきたいte itadakitaiN4Express a polite request or desire that someone does…
- Verb てもらいたい~te moraitaiN4Express a desire to receive a favor or service from…
- Verb ないで ください〜naide kudasaiN5Used to make a polite request for someone not to do…
- ~させてください〜sasete kudasaiN4Express a polite request to allow or permit someone to do…
- Verb なさい〜nasaiN4A command form used to give orders or instructions…
Corpus examples (60)
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Please hurry, the bus is leaving already.
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Please lend me your book.
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Relax.
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Please drop me off at the station.
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Could you bring me some water?
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Will you try to come?
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Make yourself comfortable.
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Give me that book, please.
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Keep the change.
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Write with a pen, please.
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May I introduce myself?
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Could you change this bill, please?
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Mail this letter tomorrow morning.
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Please let me pick up your sister at the station.
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Write your name in capitals.
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Lie on your stomach on the examination table.
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Let me see your tongue.
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Excuse me, could you say that again more slowly?
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I hope that you will get well soon.
このCDプレイヤーを棚の前の端にぴったりとくっつけてください。
Set the CD player square with the front edge of the shelf, please.
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Please let in some fresh air.
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Give us the sign to go soon.
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Turn the radio down.
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Yes, I'd like a single room with a private bath, please.
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Please tell me how to fill out the disembarkation card.