シェアして
shea shite
The English phrase "share with me" can be translated into Japanese as シェアして (shea shite).
In Japanese, the object (what is being shared) and the recipient (me) are often omitted when they are clear from the context, so シェアして can mean 'share it with me' or 'share it with us'.
Which one should you use?
共有してくれる？ and 共有してもらえる？ are informal ways to ask someone to share something. For more formal situations, 共有してください is a direct and formal way to ask someone to share something, while 共有していただけますか is a formal way to ask someone to share something and conveys a higher level of politeness.
How do you pronounce it?
shea shite
Did you know?
- Using シェアして to ask someone to share a secret or a deep emotion sounds unnatural, as Japanese speakers prefer the verb 打ち明ける, meaning 'to open up'.
- To naturally ask for a bite of someone's food, Japanese speakers typically use 一口ちょうだい (hitokuchi chōdai), which literally means 'give me one bite', rather than using a word for 'share'.
- The formal term 共有する (kyōyū suru) is composed of the kanji for 'common' and 'to possess', suggesting that sharing is about 'possessing something in common' rather than the English concept of dividing an object.
Examples in context
- データを共有してくださいPlease share the data with me.
- このデータを共有していただけますかCould you please share this data with me?
- このファイルを共有してくれる？Can you share this file with me?
- このアイデアを共有してもらえる？Can you share this idea with me?
- その情報をシェアして。Sono jouhou o shea shite.Share that information with me.
- 感じたことをシェアしてほしい。Kanjita koto o shea shite hoshii.I want you to share what you felt with me.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a travel app.
- 美咲 Misakiおすすめの場所をシェアして。Osusume no basho o shea shite.Share your recommended places with me.
- 大翔 Hirotoいいよ。あとで送るね。Ii yo. Ato de okuru ne.Sure. I'll send them later.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとう！楽しみにしてる。Arigatou! Tanoshimi ni shiteru.Thanks! I'm looking forward to it.
- 大翔 Hirotoいい写真もたくさんあるよ。Ii shashin mo takusan aru yo.I have plenty of great photos too.
