Episode 43 - Please do ... (te form + kudasai )
Episode description
- Check my video for more details! -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdeszo3Ix3w&list=PLY94j5ZZrtXbS8jlLmf-SUSIR2ytwV1SF&index=23&t=486s
- New words -
ください (kudasai) is a way to request a favor in Japanese. It is similar to “Please” in English. When we use ください (kudasai), it is placed after the te-form of the verb. It can also can also come after a noun:
to go -- ikimasu -- itte kudasai (Please go)
to come -- kimasu -- kite kudasai (Please come)
to return -- kaerimasu -- kaette kudasai (Please return)
to eat -- tabemasu -- tabete kudasai (Please eat)
to drink -- nomimasu -- nonde kudasai (Please drink)
to see -- mimasu -- mite kudasai (Please see)
to listen -- kikimasu -- kiite kudasai (Please listen)
to buy -- kaimasu -- katte kudasai (Please buy)
to use -- tukaimasu -- tsukatte kudasai (Please use)
to take -- torimasu -- totte kudasai (Please take)
(te-form of a verb)+てください
(noun)+ をください
このかばんを持もってください。
kono kaban o motte kudasai.
(Please carry this bag.)
もって (motte) is the te-form of the verb もらう (morau), so we should place it before kudasai.
そのかばんをください
sono kaban o kudasai.
(Can I have that bag, please?)
かばん (kaban) is a noun so we just connect it to kudasai with を.
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