〜てください
please do ~
Ask another person to do something for you.
Remember it
Need help? Put the action first and finish with 〜てください.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜てください」 means "please do ~". Structure: Verb te-form + ください. This is a JLPT N5 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: Neutral
A general pattern; let the sentence ending and situation set the politeness level.
Use
Hear it in real life
Everyday life
Example 1水を見てください。
みずをみてください。
mizuomitekudasai.
Please look at the water.
Everyday life
Example 2かばんを見てください。
かばんをみてください。
kaban'omitekudasai.
Please look at the bag.
Everyday life
Example 3時計を見てください。
とけいをみてください。
tokeiomitekudasai.
Please look at the clock.
Everyday life
Example 4ご飯を見てください。
ごはんをみてください。
gohan'omitekudasai.
Please look at the rice.
Everyday life
Example 5野菜を見てください。
やさいをみてください。
yasaiomitekudasai.
Please look at the vegetables.
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
Test your memory
Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
Please look at the water.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜てください.
Remember tomorrow
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Review the meaning and formula later so today’s lesson moves into long-term memory.