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JLPT N3 - Express the wishてほしい, てもらいたい and ていただきたい

Megumi
Posted by Megumi on May 8, 2023 11:17:30 AM

Forme polie 丁寧語[ていねいご]  : La forme en ますてほしい / もらいたい / いただきたい 

We can use these expressions to ask someone to do something for us.

How to use it :

                             + てほしい 

 Verb (te form) + てもらいたい 

                             + ていただきたい

To express a wish, one can use these three expressions. The difference between them is the level of respect towards the speaker.

Expressions
    Speaker
てほしい
Neutral
Direct
Friends or family 
てもらいたい
Neutral
Indirect
Colleagues (same or lower rank as you)
ていただきたい
Polite
Indirect
Superiors and people you have never met before
 
 
  can be replaced by ないで to form a negative sentence.
 
べてほしい。 
=/= べないでほしい。 
 
 日本にほんでの滞在たいざいを、たのしんでほしいな。
I hope you enjoy your stay in Japan.
 この書類しょるいんでもらいたいです。
I would like you to read this document.
 さきほどおくったメール、チェックしていただきたいです。
I would like you to check the email I just sent earlier.

 

 
てほしい

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てほしい

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てもらいたい

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てもらいたい

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ていただきたい

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ていただきたい

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Exercises
Conjugate the verbs below to てほしい form.
Answer →
かえってほしい
Translation →
I want you to come back.
Answer →
まないでほしい
Translation →
I want you to not drink.
Exercises
Conjugate the verbs below toてもらいたい form.
Answer →
ためしてもらいたい
Translation →
I would like you to test it.
Answer →
みくびらないでもらいたい
Translation →
I would like you to not underestimate me.
Exercises
Conjugate the verbs below to ていただきたい form.
Answer →
連絡れんらくさせていただきたい
Translation →
I would like to contact you.
Answer →
心配しんぱいさせないでいただきたい
Translation →
I wouldn't want to worry you.
 
 
Forme honorifique 尊敬語[そんけいご]

させてほしい/させてもらいたい/ させていただきたい 

These expressions are used to ask for permission.

1) Verb 1st group (nai form) :

Sterm +させてほしい 

               させてもらいたい 

               させていただきたい 

2) Verbe 2nd group (nai form)

Sterm +させてほしい 

               させてもらいたい 

               させていただきたい

3) Verb 3rd group  

来る→来させてほしい / もらいたい /させていただきたい

する→させてほしい / もらいたい /させていただきたい

 来週らいしゅう旅行りょこうのとき、わたし運転うんてんさせてほしいな。
I want to drive during next week's trip.
 明日あした会議かいぎ欠席けっせきするので、資料しりょうをコピーさせてもらえますか?
I will be absent from tomorrow's meeting, so could you allow me to make a copy of the materials?
来週らいしゅう水曜日すいようび有給ゆうきゅう取得しゅとくさせていただきたいです。
I would like to request a paid leave next Wednesday.
 
 To ask for permission, you can use these three expressions. The difference between them lies in the level of respect towards the speaker.

To ask for permission, you can use these three expressions. The difference between them lies in the level of respect towards the speaker.

Expressions
    Locuteurs
させてほしい
Neutral
Direct
Friends or family 
させてもらいたい
Neutral
Indirect
Colleagues or Superiors
させていただきたい
Polte
Indirect
Superiors et people you have never met before
 
 

させてほしい

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に対して

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Exercises
Conjugate the verbs below to させてほしい form.
Answer →
やらせてほしい。
Translation →
I want to do (this).
Answer →
わせてほしい。
Translation →
I want to say.
Exercises
Conjugate the verbs below toさせてもらいたい form.
Answer →
かせてもらいたい
Translation →
I would like to listen to you.
Answer →
つくらせてもらいたい
Translation →
I would like to create/make.
 
Exercises
Conjugate the verbs below to させていただきたい form.
Answer →
担当たんとうさせていただきたい
Translation →
Would it be all right for me to take charge?
Answer →
案内あんないさせていただきたい
Translation →
May I be your guide?
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