Learn Japanese grammar: てください (te kudasai). Meaning: to ask someone to please do ~
- It is used at the end of a verb in order to request that someone do that action.
- Sometimes the last ください (kudasai) part is just dropped, and て (te) form itself is used to make a request.
How To Use:
This grammar requires the use of て form. If you don’t know how to conjugate it, you can reference this table.
If you already know how to use て form, skip down to the examples.
Ending | Dictionary | Changes to... | て form |
---|---|---|---|
う verbs (u) | |||
す | 話す(はなす) | す → して | 話して(はなして) |
く ぐ | 書く(かく) 泳ぐ(およぐ) | く → いて ぐ → いで | 書いて(かいて) 泳いで(およいで) |
む ぶ ぬ | 飲む(のむ) 遊ぶ(あそぶ) 死ぬ(しぬ) | む → んで ぶ → んで ぬ → んで | 飲んで(のんで) 遊んで(あそんで) 死んで(しんで) |
る う つ | 切る(きる) 買う(かう) 持つ(もつ) | る → って う → って つ → って | 切って(きって) 買って(かって) 持って(もって) |
る Verbs (ru) | |||
食べる(たべる) | る → て | 食べて(たべて) | |
Irregular Verbs (exceptions) | |||
する | して | ||
来る(くる) | 来て(きて) | ||
行く(いく) | 行って(いって) |

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てください - Example Sentences 例文
Each example sentence includes a Japanese hint, the romaji reading, and the English translation.
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Example #1
ちょっと待ってください。
Example #2
やめてください!
Example #3
もっとゆっくり言ってください。
Example #4
静かにしてください。
Example #5
やってみてください。
Example #6
どうぞ座ってください。
Example #7
先生、この問題分かりません。もう一回説明してください。
Example #8
日本語を教えてください。
Example #9
私に知らせてください。
Vocabulary List 語彙
Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
---|---|---|
待つ | まつ | to wait |
先生 | せんせい | teacher; instructor; master |
問題 | もんだい | problem; question (e.g. on a test) |
分かる | わかる | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow |
ゆっくり | slowly | |
静か(な) | しずか | quiet |
やってみる | give it a try | |
もう一回 | もういっかい | one more time |
説明 | せつめい | explanation |
日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language |
教える | おしえる | to teach |
私 | わたし | I; me |
知らせる | しらせる | to notify; to inform |
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