Make a request by adding ください to a verb’s て-form: 書く → 書いてください; 読む → 読んでください. Keep で in forms such as 読んで. Compare the examples, then use the table to build your own sentences.
The idea
Make a request by adding ください to a verb’s て-form: 書く → 書いてください; 読む → 読んでください. Keep で in forms such as 読んで. This form asks someone to do something and is common in instructions. To ask someone not to do something, use the negative stem with ないでください: 入らないでください.
| Starting form | Form or example |
|---|---|
| 書く | 書いてください |
| 読む | 読んでください |
| 待つ | 待ってください |
| する | してください |
| 入る | 入らないでください |
Examples
- ここにお名前を書いてください。Please write your name here.
- 窓を少し開けてください。Please open the window a little.
- この本をあとで読んでください。Please read this book later.
- ゆっくり日本語で話してください。Please speak Japanese slowly.
- ここで少し待ってください。Please wait here a moment.
- どうぞお水を飲んでください。Please have some water.
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Watch out
てください is polite but can sound direct, especially to a superior or when the request is demanding. A softener such as すみません and a more indirect request may be appropriate.
Try it yourself
Make a polite request. 「書く」→ __
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書いてください
書いてください — Make a request by adding ください to a verb’s て-form: 書く → 書いてください; 読む → 読んでください. Keep で in forms such as 読んで.
Make a polite request. 「読む」→ __
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読んでください
読んでください — Make a request by adding ください to a verb’s て-form: 書く → 書いてください; 読む → 読んでください. Keep で in forms such as 読んで.
Make a polite request. 「する」→ __
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してください
してください — Make a request by adding ください to a verb’s て-form: 書く → 書いてください; 読む → 読んでください. Keep で in forms such as 読んで.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Make a polite request. 「書く」→ __
Make a polite request. 「読む」→ __
Make a polite request. 「する」→ __
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Cover the examples. Make two new sentences using the pattern, then check them against the table.

