〜ていただく: This phrase means someone does something for you. You use it when you are thankful for their help. It shows respect to the person who helped you.

〜ていただく

This phrase means someone does something for you. You use it when you are thankful for their help. It shows respect to the person who helped you.

N3 KMT6HumbleStandardAuxiliary ConstructionMixedCausative And Causative PassiveGrammar

Verb [て-form] + いただくPrimary

This phrase means someone does something for you. You use it when you are thankful for their help. It shows respect to the person who helped you.

先生に推薦状を書いていただきました。

I had my teacher write a letter of recommendation for me.

HumblePastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeEducation Work & Career

恐れ入りますが、少々お待ちいただけますでしょうか。

I'm sorry to trouble you, but could I have you wait just a moment?

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestWork & Career Daily Life

会議の資料、明日までに目を通していただけると助かります。

It would be a great help if I could have you look over the meeting materials by tomorrow.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceHypotheticalWork & Career Business & Finance

個人情報に関わることですので、詳しい説明はしないでいただきたいです。

As this relates to personal information, I would like to ask you not to explain in detail.

PoliteNon PastNegativeMid SentenceDesirePolitics & Law Business & Finance

本日はお忙しい中、ご足労いただき、誠にありがとうございます。

Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come today during your busy schedule.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

This phrase is like saying 'I am thankful you did this for me'. It shows you are grateful for someone's help. It is not about making them do something. It is about receiving their kindness.

You use 〜ていただく when someone important does something for you. This could be your teacher or your boss. You use 〜てもらう when a friend or family member does something for you. It is for people who are not higher in status than you. For example, you say 'My teacher teaches me' with 〜ていただく. You say 'My friend teaches me' with 〜てもらう.

Use this when you want to ask someone to do something for you. It is a very polite way to ask. You also use it to thank someone for doing something for you.

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〜させる

This grammar shows that someone makes another person do something. It can also mean someone lets another person do something.

〜てくださる

A respectful expression indicating that someone of higher status performs an action as a favor for the speaker or someone in the speaker's in-group. It is the respectful equivalent of '～てくれる'.

〜て差し上げる

This phrase means "I do something for you." You use it when you do something for someone important. It shows respect to that person.

More formal alternatives(1)

〜てもらう

This means someone does a favor for you. You get help from them. It is good for you.

Less formal alternatives(2)

お〜いただく

This phrase shows respect. You use it when someone important does something for you. It means you humbly receive their kind action.

お/ご〜いただく

This is a very polite way to say someone did something for you. You use it when a person of higher status does you a favor.

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."

〜てもらう

This means someone does a favor for you. You get help from them. It is good for you.

いただく

This word means "to receive." You use it to show respect to the person who gave you something.

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〜ていただく

This phrase means someone does something for you. You use it when you are thankful for their help. It shows respect to the person who helped you.

N3 KMT6HumbleStandardAuxiliary ConstructionMixedCausative And Causative PassiveGrammar

Verb [て-form] + いただくPrimary

This phrase means someone does something for you. You use it when you are thankful for their help. It shows respect to the person who helped you.

先生に推薦状を書いていただきました。

I had my teacher write a letter of recommendation for me.

HumblePastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeEducation Work & Career

恐れ入りますが、少々お待ちいただけますでしょうか。

I'm sorry to trouble you, but could I have you wait just a moment?

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestWork & Career Daily Life

会議の資料、明日までに目を通していただけると助かります。

It would be a great help if I could have you look over the meeting materials by tomorrow.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceHypotheticalWork & Career Business & Finance

個人情報に関わることですので、詳しい説明はしないでいただきたいです。

As this relates to personal information, I would like to ask you not to explain in detail.

PoliteNon PastNegativeMid SentenceDesirePolitics & Law Business & Finance

本日はお忙しい中、ご足労いただき、誠にありがとうございます。

Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come today during your busy schedule.

HumbleNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

This phrase is like saying 'I am thankful you did this for me'. It shows you are grateful for someone's help. It is not about making them do something. It is about receiving their kindness.

Use this when you want to ask someone to do something for you. It is a very polite way to ask. You also use it to thank someone for doing something for you.

Contrasts with(3)

〜させる

This grammar shows that someone makes another person do something. It can also mean someone lets another person do something.

〜てくださる

〜て差し上げる

This phrase means "I do something for you." You use it when you do something for someone important. It shows respect to that person.

More formal alternatives(1)

〜てもらう

This means someone does a favor for you. You get help from them. It is good for you.

Less formal alternatives(2)

お〜いただく

This phrase shows respect. You use it when someone important does something for you. It means you humbly receive their kind action.

お/ご〜いただく

This is a very polite way to say someone did something for you. You use it when a person of higher status does you a favor.

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."

〜てもらう

This means someone does a favor for you. You get help from them. It is good for you.

いただく

This word means "to receive." You use it to show respect to the person who gave you something.

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〜ていただく

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