お願いします

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ねが
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From (o-) + (ねが) (negau, request, implore) + します (shimasu, a polite honorific ((てい)(ねい)() (teineigo)) formula used to show respect to the hearer). The latter portion is the formal or socially distanced form of する (suru). See also ます (-masu, suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ねがいしま [ònégáí shímáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ne̞ɡa̠i ɕima̠sɨ̥]

Interjection

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(ねが)いします (onegai shimasuおねがひします (onegafi simasu)?

  1. Please (emphasize a request).
    (しん)(そう)(はな)してください。(ねが)いします
    Shinsō o hanashite kudasai. Onegai shimasu.
    Please tell me the truth. Please.

Derived terms

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See also

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  • (くだ)さい (kudasai): please, give/do (for the speaker's request)
  • どうぞ (dōzo): please, go ahead (to answer someone's request)