Verb[て] (Casual Request)

Please do for me (Casual request)

JLPT N4

Pattern

Verb (て-form)

How it works

In casual speech, the て-form alone is a request: ちょっと待って (wait a sec). It drops ください and is used with friends and family.

Examples

ちょっと待って。Wait a second.
その本、見せて。Show me that book.

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 6

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