行ってください
ittekudasai
The English phrase "please go" is translated into Japanese as 行ってください (ittekudasai).
行ってください is used to politely ask someone to go or move to another place in formal situations. Depending on your specific intent, other phrases might be more appropriate: if you are politely asking someone to leave or go home, use どうぞお帰りください and if you are excusing yourself before leaving, use お先に失礼します.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the te-form of the verb iku (to go), which is itte, followed by kudasai (please).
How does it change in a sentence?
To form this request, the verb iku (to go) changes to its te-form itte so that it can connect with the polite request particle kudasai.
How do you pronounce it?
ittekudasai
Did you know?
- The word 行って in 行ってください is a homophone for the word 言って, which means 'say'. Depending on the context and intonation, a listener might confuse 'please go' with 'please say it'.
- If you want to tell someone 'please go ahead' (as in, enter a room first), you should not use 行ってください. Instead, use お入りください, as the former can sound like you are telling them to leave the area.
- The phrase いってらっしゃい ('please go and come back') is the standard reply when someone leaves the house. While it contains a form of 'go', it is a warm send-off rather than a request for the person to depart.
Examples in context
- すぐに行ってください。Please go right away.This sentence shows how to use 行ってください to request that someone go immediately.Tatoeba #214964 by bunbuku, translation #591204 by CK
- 明日、行ってください。Please go tomorrow.This sentence shows how to use 行ってください to request that someone go on a specific day.Tatoeba #10230541 by small_snow, translation #6357712 by CK
- 外科へ行ってください。Please go to the Surgery Department.This sentence shows how to use 行ってください to direct someone to a specific destination, such as a department.Tatoeba #236996 by mookeee, translation #21986 by Swift
- お客様、どうぞお帰りください。Guest, please go home.
- 映画が始まる前に行ってください。Please go before the movie starts.
- もう遅いから帰ってください。Please go home since it's already late.
- もう大丈夫だから、行っていいよ。It's alright now, so you can go.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren is directing Misaki to the reception desk.
- 蓮 Ren受付に行ってください。Uketsuke ni itte kudasai.Please go to the reception.
- 美咲 Misaki分かりました。ありがとうございます。Wakarimashita. Arigatou gozaimasu.I understand. Thank you.
- 蓮 Renあちらのドアから出てください。Achira no doa kara detekudasai.Please exit through that door.
- 美咲 Misakiはい、そうします。Hai, sou shimasu.Yes, I will do that.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
