JLPT N2 reference · Register and honorifics
Business requests
Business requests state the required action while reducing imposition through ability, benefit, and respectful framing.
Core meaning and form
Use forms such as ていただけますか, お/ご + stem + いただけますか, and 願います according to distance and channel. More honorific material is not always better; clarity, hierarchy, and urgency must remain visible.
- Form: Use forms such as ていただけますか, お/ご + stem + いただけますか, and 願います according to distance and channel.
- Core use: Business requests state the required action while reducing imposition through ability, benefit, and respectful framing.
- Context: More honorific material is not always better; clarity, hierarchy, and urgency must remain visible.
Examples in context
ご確認いただけますでしょうか。Go-kakunin itadakemasu deshō ka.Could you please confirm?
資料をお送りいただければ幸いです。Shiryō o ookuri itadakereba saiwai desu.We would appreciate it if you could send the materials.
恐れ入りますが、少々お待ちください。Osoreirimasu ga, shōshō omachi kudasai.We are sorry to trouble you, but please wait a moment.
Common errors
- Do not select this pattern from an English translation alone; check its attachment and discourse function.
- Keep the surrounding sentence in a consistent plain, polite, spoken, or written register.
Quick summary
- Use forms such as ていただけますか, お/ご + stem + いただけますか, and 願います according to distance and channel.
- Business requests state the required action while reducing imposition through ability, benefit, and respectful framing.
- More honorific material is not always better; clarity, hierarchy, and urgency must remain visible.