Japanese てもらえまいか grammar temoraemaika
Let’s learn Japanese てもらえまいか grammar temoraemaika :
Formation :
Vてもらえまいか
Meaning and how to use :
Describe the speaker’s requests.
Example:
字が分からないから、この手紙を読んでもらえまいか。
Ji ga wakaranai kara, kono tegami wo yondemoraemai ka.
I am not literate, so could you read this letter for me?
英語がよくないからこの文章を翻訳してもらえまいか。
Eigo ga yokunai kara kono bunshou wo honyaku shitemora maika.
Because my English is not good, could you translate this article for me?
最近忙しすぎるから、レポートを書いてもらえまいか。
Saikin isogashisugiru kara, repo-to wo kaitemorae maika.
I’m too busy these days, so can you write a report for me?
この漢字の読み方を教えてもらえまいか。
Kono kanji no yomi kata wo oshietemorae mai ka.
Can you tell me how to read this kanji?
５０００円を貸してもらえまいか。
5000 en wo kashitemoraemaika.
Can you lend me 5000 yen?
Note:
+) This is a formal way of speaking for men.
+) It is often used with the quoted sentence in the form「…と頼まれた／言われた」.
+) In speaking, we use 「Vてくれ／もらえないだろうか」
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