N4 — outside your level filter
ていただけませんか
ていただけませんかte itadakemasen kaN4formal
Same meaning6
please do; could you
- をくださいplease give meattaches at
- ないでくださいplease don't doattaches at
- お〜くださいplease do (honorific request)attaches at
- お〜願うkindly do — a distanced, institutional request (announcements, business writing)attaches at
- てくださいplease do — a polite instruction or request downwardattaches at
- てくれませんかwon't you do (for me)? — a casual request among equalsattaches at
All examples3
could you do (for me)? — deferential request
この荷物、少しの間見ていてもらえませんか。
kono nimotsu, sukoshi no aida mite ite moraemasen ka.
Could you keep an eye on this bag for a little while? neutral
すみませんが、会議の日程を変更していただけませんか。
sumimasen ga, kaigi no nittei o henkoushite itadakemasen ka.
I'm sorry, but could you please change the date of the meeting? formal
お忙しいところ恐縮ですが、資料に目を通していただけないでしょうか。
o isogashii tokoro kyoushuku desu ga, shiryou ni me o tooshite itadakenai deshou ka.
I'm sorry to bother you when you're busy, but might you look over the materials? formal
How it's formed1
All forms3
ていただけますかteitadakemasukaformal
味わっていただけますか
positive question — a notch more direct, still fully deferential
ていただけないでしょうかteitadakenaideshoukaformal
味わっていただけないでしょうか
the softest tier — written requests and delicate asks
てもらえませんかtemoraemasenkacolloquial
味わってもらえませんか
plain もらう for humble いただく — everyday politeness without the deference