JLPT N5 grammar てください tekudasai meaning
〜てください （te kudasai）
「Please do…」
Meaning
◉ 「Please do…」
◉ It is used when requesting, instructing, ordering someone to do something.
◉ “てください” seems to be a honorific, but in fact it is not a honorific. At best, it is a kind of polite way of saying, because it also has the feeling of urging others to act, so depending on the object or timing of use, “てください” is also possible It will become a rude statement.
◉ For elders or bosses, you can use “お/ご～ください” or “～て頂けますか?” to express politeness.
Sentence Patterns
◉ Verb て form＋ください
◉ Verb（Negative）ないで＋ください
Relative Patterns
◉ お〜ください
◉ 〜てほしい
JLPT N5 grammar てください tekudasai meaning
Example Sentences
① 日本語 を教 えてください。
Nihongo o oshietekudasai.
Please teach me Japanese.
② 静 かにしてください。
Shizukani shite kudasai.
Please be quiet.
③ 野菜 を食 べてください。
Yasai o tabete kudasai.
Please eat vegetables.
④ 授業中 、お喋 りしないでください。
Jugyō-chū, oshaberi shinaide kudasai.
Please do not chat during class.
⑤ こちらに座 ってください。
Kochira ni suwatte kudasaī.
Please sit here.
⑥ 扉 を閉 めてください。
Tobira o shimete kudasai.
Please close the door.