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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

<div class="usage">
<div class="left">
	<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>
</div>
	<p class="right">+ もいい</p>
</div>

Means "is it alright if?", "may I?".

> [!info] Example
> ここに{座|すわ}==てもいい==ですか。
> May I sit here?

A more polite way is [[Can't help - doesn't matter#ても構わない]].

## 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".
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.

> [!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.