添付ファイルを添付いたします
tenpu fairu o tenpu itashimasu
The English phrase "please find attached" can be translated into Japanese as 添付ファイルを添付いたします (tenpu fairu o tenpu itashimasu).
Meaning: please find attached (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal repetition of "attach the attached file" (tenpu fairu o tenpu itashimasu) due to the way Japanese expresses the action of attaching a file.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can also use the formal shortened version 添付いたします, which means "I am attaching [it]", as a common and professional way to communicate in business emails. For a slightly different nuance, 下記のファイルをご覧ください can be used to mean "Please review the attached file below."
How do you pronounce it?
tenpu fairu o tenpu itashimasu
Did you know?
- When sending a file to a superior, a Japanese speaker might use the phrase ご高覧ください (go-kōran kudasai), which literally translates to 'please give it a high look'.
- If the file is a physical document being sent by mail rather than an email, you would switch from using 添付 (tenpu) to 同封 (doufu), which specifically means 'enclosed in an envelope'.
- While 添付いたします is a standard humble form, using the even more formal ご査収ください (go-sashū kudasai) specifically asks the recipient to 'inspect and accept' the contents of the attachment.
Example conversation
Yota sends a business email to Yui regarding a report.
- 陽太 Yota報告書の添付ファイルを添付いたします。houkokusho no tenpu fairu o tenpu itashimasu.Please find the attached report file.
- 結衣 Yuiありがとうございます。すぐに確認します。arigatou gozaimasu. sugu ni kakunin shimasu.Thank you. I will check it immediately.
- 陽太 Yota修正点があれば教えてください。shuuseiten ga areba oshiete kudasai.Please let me know if there are any corrections.
- 結衣 Yui分かりました。後で連絡しますね。wakarimashita. ato de renraku shimasu ne.Understood. I will get back to you later.
