auxiliary N4 common polite kenjougo (humble)

〜ていただけませんか — could you please ~?

〜ていただけませんか ・ ていただけませんか
Builds on て形

Meaning

Key sentence

Could you please wait a moment?

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
verb te-form [verb-て] + いただけませんか もう一度いちど説明せつめいしていただけませんか

When: A deferential request to superiors, customers, or strangers. The negative-potential ('would it not be possible for me to receive…?') is what makes it so polite.

Examples

Could you please tell me how to read this kanji?
Excuse me, but could you please take a photo for us?
Could you please attend tomorrow's meeting?

Easily confused with

Notes

See 〜ていただけませんか in real sentences

Jengo shows 〜ていただけませんか the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

Study it in Jengo

Sources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.

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