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Do you know how to make requests with て form verbs in Japanese?
Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to make requests.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation. A woman is asking her grandmother how to cook and is following her instructions.
はい｡
Hai.
Okay.
あ、ちょっと まってください｡ それは、だいこんじゃ ありませんよ｡
A, chotto matte kudasai. Sore wa, daikon ja arimasen yo.
Ah, wait a moment. That’s not a radish.
まってください
means “wait a moment,” or "please wait."
って
Is used here because まって is the て form of まつ (matsu). まつ is a Class-1 verb which ends with つ (tsu), so it becomes conjugated to って.
There are many other ways て-form verbs are written, which depends on what class of verbs the original stem falls into.
Class 2 verbs, which end in る (ru), are the simplest. For Class 2 verbs, just replace る with て.
There are only two Class 3 verbs, which are くる (kuru) and する (suru). The て-form for these verbs are きて (kite) and して (shite).
Then, there are Class 1 verbs, which end with many different sounds. These can be divided into four groups.
Class 1 verbs which end with つ, る, or う have it replaced with って (tte), like in our dialogue.
Class 1 verbs which end with く or ぐ have it replaced with いて (ite) or いで (ide).
Class 1 verbs which end with む, ぶ, or ぬ have it replaced with んで (nde).
Finally, class 1 verbs which end with す have it replaced with して (shite).
Let’s practice this grammar point more in this lesson.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
にほんのりょうりを ください。
Nihon no ryōri o _________ kudasai.
にほんのりょうりを ください。
おしえて (oshiete)
おしえて
にほんのりょうりをおしえてください。
にほんのりょうりをおしえてください。
Please teach me Japanese cooking.
おしえる is a class 2 verb, so we simply replace る with て.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
このだいこんを ください。
Kono daikon o
このだいこんを ください。
あらって (aratte)
あらって
このだいこんをあらってください。
このだいこんをあらってください。
Please cut this radish.
あらう is a class 1 verb ending in う, so we do not just add て. We also add a small っ, forming って. あらって.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
「はると」と ください。
"Haruto" to _________ kudasai.
「はると」と ください。
よんで
よんで
「はると」とよんでください。
"Haruto" to yonde kudasai.
「はると」とよんでください。
Please call me "Haruto."
よぶ is a Class 1 verb ending in ぶ, so not only do we need to add ん, we also need to change て(te) to で (de).
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
Ready?
し (shi)
して (shite)
してく (shite ku)
してくだ (shite kuda)
してくださ (shite kudasa)
してください。(shite kudasai.)
Please do this.
してください。
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
にほんごを べんきょう(しって or して)ください｡
Nihongo o benkyō (shitte/shite) kudasai.
にほんごを べんきょう(しって or して)ください｡
して (shite)
して
にほんごを べんきょうしてください｡
Please study Japanese.
して is used here because する is a class 3 verb, not class 2. So, instead of replacing る with "て", we replace the whole word "する" with "して".
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
えんぴつを(かして/かて)ください｡
Enpitsu o (kashite/kate) kudasai.
えんぴつを(かして/かて)ください｡
かして (kashite)
かして
えんぴつをかしてください｡ (Enpitsu o kashite kudasai.)
Please lend me a pencil.
かして is used here because かす is a Class 1 verb and ends with す. So, the す is replaced with して.
Translate "Please come here." into Japanese.
ここ(koko). here.
followed by
に (ni). The movement particle.
next
きて (kite). Come (command form).
followed by
ください (kudasai). please.
きて is the command form of the class 3 verb, くる (kuru). Since it is a class 3 verb, all of the syllables change when put in the command form.
ここにきてください。
(​​Koko ni kite kudasai.)
ここにきてください。
Please come here.
Translate "Please go to the convenience store." into Japanese.
こんびに (konbini). Convenience store.
followed by
に (ni). The movement particle.
next
いって (itte). Go (command form).
followed by
ください (kudasai). please.
Even though いく (iku) is a class 1 verb that ends with く, it is an EXCEPTION to the rule of replacing く with いて. Instead, く is replaced with って.
こんびににいってください｡
こんびににいってください｡ (Konbini ni itte kudasai.)
Please go to the convenience store.
Translate "please hurry" into Japanese.
いそいで (isoide). The command form of "hurry".
followed by
ください (kudasai). Please.
いそいで comes from the verb いそぐ (isogu), "to hurry." Because いそぐ ends with a ぐ (gu), instead of く (ku), we use で, DE, instead of て, TE.
いそいでください。(isoide kudasai)
いそいでください。
Please hurry.
Listen to me as I speak. What is the command form being used?
にほんのりょうりを おしえてください (Nihon no ryōri o oshiete kudasai).
Let’s listen one more time.
にほんのりょうりを おしえてください (Nihon no ryōri o oshiete kudasai).
Did you hear, おしえて? おしえて uses the て (te) ending.
How about...?
このだいこんをあらってください。(Kono daikon o aratte kudasai.)
Let’s listen one more time.
このだいこんをあらってください。(Kono daikon o aratte kudasai.)
Did you hear, あらって? あらって uses the って (tte) ending
Next...
「はると」とよんでください。("Haruto" to yonde kudasai.)
One more time.
「はると」とよんでください。("Haruto" to yonde kudasai.)
Did you hear, よんで? よんで uses the んで (nde) ending
Next...
えんぴつをかしてください｡ (Enpitsu o kashite kudasai.)
One more time.
えんぴつをかしてください｡ (Enpitsu o kashite kudasai.)
Did you hear, かして? かして uses the して (shite) ending
And...
ここにきてください。(Koko ni kite kudasai.)
One more time.
ここにきてください。(Koko ni kite kudasai.)
Did you hear, きて? きて replaces the verb くる entirely.
Thank you for watching.
Now you know how to make requests with て form verbs.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. またね (mata ne)!

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