N5106/133

てください

V-てくださいNoun + を + ください

Meanings

  • Please do this (polite request)
  • Could you please do ...
  • Please give me ...
  • I'd like you to do ... (polite)

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Explanation

The てください form is used to make polite requests. Attach てください to the te-form of a verb to ask someone to do something. You can also use 水をください or ご希望を教えてください to request something directly. It’s a common, everyday way to ask for actions or items in casual to semi-formal settings. Use with friends or strangers in service contexts, depending on tone.

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Example sentences

これを見せてください。

Please show me this.

少々お待ちください。

Please wait a moment.

水をください。

Please give me some water.

教えてください。

Please tell me.

自分の名前を言ってください。

Please say your name.

Related patterns

だ

to be; is; equals; identifies as

です

to be; is; am; used to state something politely

は

As for... (highlights sentence topic); Topic marker used to indicate what the sentence is about; Marks the topic of the sentence, sometimes with contrast

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だ

to be; is; equals; identifies as

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です

to be; is; am; used to state something politely

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は

As for... (highlights sentence topic); Topic marker used to indicate what the sentence is about; Marks the topic of the sentence, sometimes with contrast

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も

also; too; as well; even; either; neither

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これ

this (near the speaker); this thing; this one

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それ

that; that thing (near the listener); the thing referred to earlier

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