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    3. 〜ていただけますか

    〜ていただけますか

    〜ていただけますか

    This is a polite way to ask someone for a favor. It means "Could you please do something for me?"

    N4KMT4HumbleStandardHonorific ConstructionMixedPolite Requests BusinessGrammar

    Verb [て-form] + いただけますかPrimary

    This is a polite way to ask someone for a favor. It means "Could you please do something for me?"

    この資し料りょう、明あし日たまでに確かく認にんしていただけますか。

    Could you please confirm these documents by tomorrow?

    HumbleNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestWork & CareerBusiness & Finance
    恐おそれ入いりますが、図と書しょ館かんの中なかでは静しずかにしていただけますか。

    Excuse me, but could you please be quiet inside the library?

    PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestEducationDaily Life
    先せん日じつお願ねがいした件けん、ご対たい応おういただけましたか。

    Regarding the matter I requested the other day, were you able to handle it?

    HumblePastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestWork & CareerBusiness & Finance
    会かい議ぎ室しつの予よ約やくは、私わたしがしておきましょうか。それとも、田た中なか様さまにご調ちょう整せいいただけますか、と伺うかがっております。

    Shall I go ahead and book the meeting room? Or, I have been asked to inquire, 'Could you, Tanaka-sama, please arrange it?'.

    HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceRequestWork & Career
    申もうし訳わけありませんが、ここでは煙たば草こを吸すわないでいただけますか。

    I'm sorry, but could you please not smoke here?

    PoliteNon PastNegativeSentence EndingRequestDaily Life

    This phrase is polite. It uses a humble word. It shows you are thankful. You are asking for a favor. You respect the other person.

    This phrase is very polite. It is more polite than '〜てくれますか'. It is also more polite than '〜てください'. But '〜ていただけませんか' is even more polite. And '〜ていただけますでしょうか' is the most polite of all.

    Use this when you want to ask someone to do something. It is a polite way to ask. You can add words like "excuse me" or "sorry to bother you" before it. This makes your request even softer. People do this often in business.

    Contrasts with(1)

    〜ていただけると幸いです

    A highly polite and indirect way of making a request, equivalent to 'I would be grateful if you could...' or 'It would be greatly appreciated if you could...'. It expresses the speaker's happiness as a hypothetical result of the listener performing an action.

    Less formal alternatives(1)

    〜ていただけますでしょうか

    This is a very polite way to ask someone for a favor. You use it in formal situations. It means "Could you please do something for me?"

    て形

    This is a special form of words. You use it to connect actions or ideas. It can mean "and then," "because," or "by doing something."

    〜れる / 〜られる (potential form)

    This grammar shows you can do something. It means 'can' or 'to be able to'.

    〜てください

    This is a polite way to ask someone to do something. It is like saying 'please do' in English.

    〜てくれる

    This shows someone did something nice for you. They did it for you or your family. The person who did it is usually your equal or lower in status.

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    • 〜ていただけると幸いです

    prerequisite

    • て形
    • 〜れる / 〜られる (potential form)
    • 〜てください
    • 〜てくれる
    • 〜ていただけないでしょうか
    • ご〜いただけますでしょうか
    • 〜させていただけます

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