Would you do something?

In this lesson, I will introduce you three ways of making a request using the te-form of a verb.
They have different degrees of politeness, so you need to differentiate them depending on who you are talking to.

First one, the te-form of a verb plus いただけませんか. (polite expression)
Second one, the te-form of a verb plus くれませんか.(less polite, but still somewhat polite)
Third one, the te-form of a verb plus くれない？(casual expression)

<いただけませんか>
にほんご　を　おしえて　いただけませんか。
Would you teach me Japanese?
*おしえて is the te-form of a verb, おしえる, which means "teach" or "tell".

とうきょうえき　まで　の　みち　を　おしえて　いただけませんか。
Would you tell me the way to the Tokyo station?

<くれませんか>
にほんご　を　おしえて　くれませんか。
Will you teach me Japanese?

ペン　を　かして　くれませんか。
Will you lend me your pen?
*かして is the te-form of a verb, かす, which means "lend".

<くれない?>
にほんご　おしえて　くれない。
Teach me Japanese, will you?

ペン　かして　くれない。
Lend me your pen, will you?

<Just the te-form of a verb itself>
にほんご　おしえて。
Teach me Japanese.

ペン　かして。
Lend me your pen.

References:
Te-forms
https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Te-forms-enfaqj

The Expressions of Te-forms
https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/The-Expressions-of-Te-forms-engt2g

All 9 Case Particles
https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/All-9-Case-Particles-eprp9v

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