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# Request
## てください
It is a polite request that is translated as "please do". See Conjugation [[Basics]] ("command").
In casual speech, can be shortened to て.
> [!info] Example
> {消|けし}しゴムを{貸|か}し==て==。
> Lend me your eraser.
## てもいい
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< p > < span class = "box" > V-て< / span > < / p >
< p > < span class = "box" > い-Adj < strike > い< / strike > くて< / span > < / p >
< p > < span class = "box" > な-Adj + で< / span > < / p >
< p > < span class = "box" > N + で< / span > < / p >
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< p class = "right" > + もいい< / p >
< / div >
Means "is it alright if?", "may I?".
> [!info] Example
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> ここに{座|すわ}==てもいい==ですか。
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> May I sit here?
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A more polite way is [[Can't help - doesn't matter#ても構わない]].
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## ないでください
Means "please don't". It is a polite request. Removing the ください makes it more casual.
Formed by a verb in the negative form (ない) with the で particle.
> [!info] Example
> {冷蔵庫|れいぞうこ}のデザートは食べ==ないでください==。
> Please do not eat the dessert from the fridge.
## なさい
This form is used when commanding an action.
It is used with verbs by removing the ます and adding なさい. In casual conversation, it can be shortened to な.
> [!info] Example
> {質問|しつ|もん}を{答|こた}え==なさい==。
> Answer the question.
## ように言う
It means "to tell", "to request", "to order".
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It is form by added ように{言|い}う to a verb. The verb {頼|たの}む can be used for requests, while {命|めい}じる can be used for order. The verb {言|い}う can tell the three meanings depending on the tone. Other similar verbs can be used ({注意|ちゅうい}する, {進|すす}む, etc).
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> [!info] Example
> {子供|こども}にお{菓子|か|し}を食べない==ように言った==。
> I told the kids to not eat candies.