【Japanese grammar】お + verb stem form + ください (kudasai) = Please + verb

On this page, you can learn Japanese grammar for asking somebody to do something very politely.

Prerequisite

You need Stem Form for this sentence pattern. Click here if you don’t know it.

【Japanese Grammar: Form】Verb Stem Form

On this page, you can learn what Verb Stem Form is and how it is used in a sentence.

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2016.10.23

Sentence pattern

がんばる子

Make sure you translate from the end of the sentence.

Example

Note

• Not all verbs cannot be used for this sentence pattern.

できる子

ごらんください、おやすみください、おこしください are Honorifics.

Honorifics（敬語・けいご）

There are three groups for Japanese honorifics. Let's have a look carefully so that you can use them properly in a daily conversation.

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2017.11.06

Exercise

Task 1: Change into Japanese, using the sentence pattern.

• Please come to the party.
• Please wait at the shop.
• Please speak with my mother.

Task 2: Change into English.

• おすわりください。
• 英語をお教えください。
• ドアをおしめください。

Kanji：英語（えい・ご）、お教（おし）え