出て行ってください
deteitte kudasai
The Japanese phrase for "please leave" is 出て行ってください (deteitte kudasai).
出て行ってください is used to make a polite but firm request for someone to go away or to exit a room. While the use of ください makes the phrase grammatically polite, the underlying meaning is still a direct command, which can sound very cold or stern depending on the context.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb 出て行って, which literally means "exit and go" (from the verbs deru to exit and iku to go) and ください, which means "please".
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ください is added to the te-form of a verb to turn a command into a polite request.
How do you pronounce it?
deteitte kudasai
Did you know?
- Using this phrase in an argument can be seen as a 'social death sentence' in Japanese social dynamics, as it can permanently sever a relationship by publicly destroying 'face'.
- Japanese speakers often avoid saying 出て行ってください directly to prevent conflict, instead using vague phrases like そろそろ meaning 'it is about time' to signal that a guest should leave.
- In very polite Japanese, the speaker might focus on the other person's movement by saying お帰りください, which literally means 'please return home' rather than 'please leave'.
Examples in context
- 会議が終わりましたので、お帰りください。The meeting is over, so please leave.
- こちらは私用の部屋ですので、どうぞ退室してください。This is a private room, so please leave.
- もう遅いから、帰ってください。It's already late, so please leave.
- 閉店時間だから、出てってください。It's closing time, so please leave.
- もう、出て行ってください。Mō, dete itte kudasai.Enough, please leave.
- 部屋から出て行ってください。Heya kara dete itte kudasai.Please leave the room.
Example conversation
Yota is trying to study while Yui keeps interrupting him.
- 陽太 Yota結衣さん、集中したいので、出て行ってください。Yui-san, shūchū shitai node, dete itte kudasai.Yui, I want to concentrate, so please leave.
- 結衣 Yuiごめんなさい、すぐに出るわ。Gomen nasai, sugu ni deru wa.I'm sorry, I'll leave right away.
- 陽太 Yotaありがとう。Arigatō.Thank you.
- 結衣 Yuiまた後でね。Mata ato de ne.See you later.
