〜てください
N5te 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
- もう少しゆっくり話してください。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、駅までの道を教えてください。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
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}