How to Say ‘Could you keep it stopped?’ in Japanese
止めておいてもらえますか？
tome te oi te morae masu ka
[toh-meh te OY te mo-ra-e mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: 〜ておく adds the sense of doing something ahead of time and leaving it that way. 止めておく means "stop it and leave it stopped".
Phrase Breakdown
止めておいて
tome te oi te
keep it stopped
Pronounced 'tomete oite'. ～ておく means 'do in advance' or 'leave in that state'.
車を止めておいてください。
Please keep the car parked.
Words in this phrase
止め
tome
[toh-meh]
stop
From 止める, meaning to stop something, such as the taxi.
ここで止めてください。
Please stop here.
て
te
[te]
te-form ending
Connects actions in sequence, like 'and' or 'then'.
ドアが開いて、入ります。
The door opens, and then I go in.
おい
oi
[OY]
keep; leave in place (stem)
From おく; after te-form means doing something in advance or leaving a state.
窓を開けておいてください。
Please leave the window open.
て
te
[te]
te-form ending
Connects actions in sequence, like 'and' or 'then'.
ドアが開いて、入ります。
The door opens, and then I go in.
もらえますか？
morae masu ka
could you (for me)?
Pronounced 'moraemasu ka'. It's a polite request, slightly less formal than いただけますか.
手伝ってもらえますか？
Could you help me?
Words in this phrase
もらえ
morae
[mo-ra-e]
receive (benefit)
To obtain or get something, usually a service or information.
説明をもらえますか？
Can I receive an explanation?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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