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〜てもらえませんか: could I ask you to do

N3 · 10 Giving & receiving

Politely asks whether someone would do something.

Verb te-form + もらえませんか. Potential form of もらう used as a request. A little more polite than 〜てくれませんか. Even softer: 〜ていただけませんか.

Examples

写真を撮しゃしんをとってもらえませんか。

Could you take a photo for me?

この書類しょるいに、サインしてもらえますか。

Could you sign this document?