〜てください
〜てください means please do. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Attach 「ください」 to the te-form of a verb to ask or tell someone to do something. It is polite, but depending on the situation it can still sound like an instruction.
Japanese sources describe it as 「依頼や指示を表す」.
〜てください examples
ここに名前を書いてください。
Please write your name here.
もう少し待ってください。
Please wait a little longer.
〜てください exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
ここに名前を( )。
- 書いてください ✓
- 書きます
- 書くください
- 書いています
Please write your name here.
この本を読んで( )。
- ください ✓
- います
- あります
- みます
Please read this book.
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