honorific N4 common politewritten sonkeigo (respectful)

お〜ください — please do ~

お〜ください
Builds on 連用形(ます形)

Meaning

Key sentence

Please wait a moment.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
お + verb's masu-stem + ください (ご + する-noun + ください for kango) お + [masu-stem] + ください ける → おかけください

When: Common in announcements, signage and customer service; more formal and deferential than 〜てください.

Examples

Please write your name here.
Please come in.
Please watch your step.

When you can't use it

Easily confused with

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.

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