Japanese

いします

おねがいします
Meaning: please; if you please; I beg of you
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present お願いします お願いしまさない
Polite お願いしまします お願いしましません
Past お願いしました お願いしまさなかった
Polite + Past お願いしましました お願いしましませんでした
Te-form お願いしまして お願いしまさなくて
Potential お願いしませる お願いしませない
Passive お願いしまされる お願いしまされない
Causative お願いしまさせる お願いしまさせない
Imperative お願いしませ お願いしますな

Handwriting

お
願
い
し
ま
す

Example sentences

Please make a copy of this document.
とりあえず、ビールを二つお願いします。
For now, two beers please.

Usage Notes

A polite expression used when requesting something or asking a favor.

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