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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜てください

N5
te kudasai

please (do)

Formation

Verb-te + ください

Chinese meanings

请做……

Chinese formation

动词て形+ください

Chinese usage

礼貌地请求或指示对方做某事。

Chinese notes

更委婉的请求可用〜てくれませんか。

Examples

  • もう少すこしゆっくり話はなしてください。
    Please speak a little more slowly.
    请再说慢一点。
  • ここでくつをぬいでください。
    Please take off your shoes here.
    请在这里脱鞋。
  • すみません、駅えきまでの道みちを教おしえてください。
    Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the station?
    不好意思,请告诉我去车站的路。

Notes

Polite, but still an instruction the speaker expects to be followed. Softer requests use 〜てくれませんか (N4).

#request#politeness

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-kudasai');
{
  "id": "te-kudasai",
  "pattern": "〜てください",
  "romaji": "te kudasai",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "please (do)",
  "formation": "Verb-te + ください",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "もう少しゆっくり話してください。",
      "furigana": "もう{少|すこ}しゆっくり{話|はな}してください。",
      "en": "Please speak a little more slowly."
    },
    {
      "ja": "ここでくつをぬいでください。",
      "en": "Please take off your shoes here."
    },
    {
      "ja": "すみません、駅までの道を教えてください。",
      "furigana": "すみません、{駅|えき}までの{道|みち}を{教|おし}えてください。",
      "en": "Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the station?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "request",
    "politeness"
  ],
  "notes": "Polite, but still an instruction the speaker expects to be followed. Softer requests use 〜てくれませんか (N4).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "e0f915661b44a04e9cffa4a657d3b689475ace8c611fcaf20e7e0888cff441cb",
    "meanings": [
      "请做……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词て形+ください",
    "explanation": "礼貌地请求或指示对方做某事。",
    "notes": "更委婉的请求可用〜てくれませんか。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "もう少しゆっくり話してください。",
        "zh": "请再说慢一点。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ここでくつをぬいでください。",
        "zh": "请在这里脱鞋。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "すみません、駅までの道を教えてください。",
        "zh": "不好意思,请告诉我去车站的路。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#te-kudasai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e8083e428a0774a80985345b4c594e8ef104412938f09ed98132411a96098367"
  }
}