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Decoded Slug: Verb て いただけませんか (Verb te itadakemasen ka)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb て いただけませんか (Verb te itadakemasen ka)

Verb て いただけませんか (Verb te itadakemasen ka)

Short explanation:

A polite request; 'Could you please...', 'Would you mind...'

Formation:

Verb-て form + いただけませんか

Examples:

この手紙を投函していただけませんか。
Kono tegami wo toukan shite itadakemasen ka.
Could you please mail this letter for me?
この荷物を持っていただけませんか。
Kono nimotsu wo motte itadakemasen ka.
Could you please carry this luggage for me?
隣の部屋にいる人に静かにしていただけませんか。
Tonari no heya ni iru hito ni shizuka ni shite itadakemasen ka.
Could you please ask the person next door to be quiet?
説明書を読んでいただけませんか。
Setsumeisho wo yonde itadakemasen ka.
Could you please read the instruction manual?

Long explanation:

The て いただけませんか grammar point is used to make a polite request to someone. It is a more polite form of て くれませんか, and can be translated as 'Could you please...' or 'Would you mind...' in English. To use it, change the verb to its て-form and add いただけませんか.
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