Would you do something?

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In this lesson, I will introduce you three ways of making a request using the te-form of a verb. They have different degrees of politeness, so you need to differentiate them depending on who you are talking to. First one, the te-form of a verb plus いただけませんか. (polite expression) Second one, the te-form of a verb plus くれませんか.(less polite, but still somewhat polite) Third one, the te-form of a verb plus くれない？(casual expression) <いただけませんか> にほんご　を　おしえて　いただけませんか。 Would you teach me Japanese? *おしえて is the te-form of a verb, おしえる, which means "teach" or "tell". とうきょうえき　まで　の　みち　を　おしえて　いただけませんか。 Would you tell me the way to the Tokyo station? <くれませんか> にほんご　を　おしえて　くれませんか。 Will you teach me Japanese? ペン　を　かして　くれませんか。 Will you lend me your pen? *かして is the te-form of a verb, かす, which means "lend". <くれない?> にほんご　おしえて　くれない。 Teach me Japanese, will you? ペン　かして　くれない。 Lend me your pen, will you? <Just the te-form of a verb itself> にほんご　おしえて。 Teach me Japanese. ペン　かして。 Lend me your pen. References: Te-forms https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Te-forms-enfaqj The Expressions of Te-forms https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/The-Expressions-of-Te-forms-engt2g All 9 Case Particles https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/All-9-Case-Particles-eprp9v Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuyaman1986

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