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〜てくれませんか・〜てもらえませんか: could you please ...?

N4 · 02 Favors, passive & causative

Politely asks someone to do something for you in the form of a negative question.

Verb te-form + くれませんか / もらえませんか. Softer than 〜てください because it asks if the person is willing. もらえませんか is slightly more polite than くれませんか. To a superior use 〜ていただけませんか. Casual: 〜てくれない? 〜てもらえない?

Examples

Excuse me, could you help me a little?

Could you take a look at this document?

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