〜ていただけますか
could you please ~?
Ask another person to do something for you.
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Need help? Put the action first and finish with 〜ていただけますか.
Understand
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Sentence formula
How it works
「〜ていただけますか」 means "could you please ~?". Structure: Verb te-form + いただけますか. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Choose a softer form with customers, managers, or someone you do not know.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
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Everyday life
Example 1故障を確認していただけますか。
こしょう を かくにん して いただけます か。
koshou o kakunin shite itadakemasu ka.
Could you please check the breakdown?
Everyday life
Example 2お釣りを確認していただけますか。
おつり を かくにん して いただけます か。
otsuri o kakunin shite itadakemasu ka.
Could you please check the change (money)?
Everyday life
Example 3畳を確認していただけますか。
たたみ を かくにん して いただけます か。
tatami o kakunin shite itadakemasu ka.
Could you please check the tatami mat?
Everyday life
Example 4紙を確認していただけますか。
かみ を かくにん して いただけます か。
kami o kakunin shite itadakemasu ka.
Could you please check the paper?
Everyday life
Example 5草を確認していただけますか。
くさ を かくにん して いただけます か。
kusa o kakunin shite itadakemasu ka.
Could you please check the grass?
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
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Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Your situation
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