Requests with てもらう

Core meaning and form

Use person に + て-form + もらう to present an action as a favor received; てもらえますか asks for that favor. Greater distance can be expressed with ていただく or potential and negative-question forms.

• Form: Use person に + て-form + もらう to present an action as a favor received; てもらえますか asks for that favor.
• Core use: This frames the request from the beneficiary’s viewpoint and is often softer than てください.
• Context: Greater distance can be expressed with ていただく or potential and negative-question forms.

Examples in context

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 person に + て-form + もらう to present an action as a favor received; てもらえますか asks for that favor.
• This frames the request from the beneficiary’s viewpoint and is often softer than てください.
• Greater distance can be expressed with ていただく or potential and negative-question forms.