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N4 Lesson 7: 12/18

お~ください

Please do (Honorific)

お気をつけください is quite commonly used and accepted. This comes from treating 気をつける as one expression.

Structure

+ Verb[ます+ ください

Details

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About お~ください

お~ください is an honorific language expression in Japanese which is used in a similar way to なさい. It is the imperative form of くださる, which itself is the honorific language equivalent of くれる. In this way, it conveys 'please do (A) for me'.

お~ください is more polite than なさい, and may be used when making requests to almost anybody, regardless of if they are higher, or lower status than you).

Caution

ご~ください will only be used as part of the humble speech expression, ご~する (or お〜する). In these cases, it becomes ご~してください.


Examples

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    (すこ)()ちください

    Please wait just a minute.

    どうぞ()()がりください

    Please go ahead and eat.

    しばらく(やす)みください

    Please take a short break.

    どうぞ、()けください

    Please, have a seat.

    明日(あした)までに支払(しはら)いください

    Please complete the payment by tomorrow.

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