Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI receive | ||
| NegativeI don’t receive |
JAPANESE VERB
ちょうだい する
頂戴 する
to receive, humbly
- する verb
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI received | ||
| NegativeI didn’t receive |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formreceiving, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am receiving | ||
| Please (て ください)please receive |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can receive | ||
| NegativeI can’t receive |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to receive | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to receive |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s receive |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I receive
- If, when (たら) if I receive
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) receive (do it)
- Plain command receive!
- Please don’t please don’t receive
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am received | ||
| CausativeI make someone receive |
How to use ちょうだい する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
おきゃくさま から ごちゅうもん を ちょうだい します。
We take the order from the customer.
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Past
きのう、 ぶちょう から おみやげ を ちょうだい しました。
Yesterday I received a gift from the department head.
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Te-form
けっこう な おしなもの を ちょうだい して、 ありがとう ございます。
Thank you for the lovely gift.
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Potential
おなまえ を ちょうだい できます か？
May I have your name?
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Want to
ぜひ、 ごいけん を ちょうだい したい と おもいます。
I would very much like to hear your opinion.
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Volitional
おきゃくさま の ごれんらくさき を ちょうだい しましょう。
Let's take the customer's contact details.
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Conditional
おへんじ を ちょうだい すれば、 すぐ に てはい します。
Once we have your reply, we'll arrange it right away.
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Commands and requests
おきゃくさま から めいし を ちょうだい しなさい。
Take the business card from the customer.
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Passive and causative
わかい しゃいん に おきゃくさま の めいし を ちょうだい させた。
I had a young employee receive the customer's cards.
Good to know
- ちょうだい する is もらう said humbly, for what you receive from a customer or a boss. ちょうだい on its own, said by children and among friends, is "give me": それ、 ちょうだい.
- ちょうだい できます か is a polite way to ask for something: おなまえ を ちょうだい できます か.
Where you hear ちょうだい する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 3
- まいにち、 おきゃくさま から めいし を ちょうだい します。 Every day, I receive business cards from visitors.
- きょう、 ふじた さま から めいし を ちょうだい しました。 Today, I received a business card from Mister Fujita.
- しがつ から は、 おきゃくさま の めいし を ちょうだい します。 From April, I'll receive the guests' business cards.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.