How to Say ‘Could you cooperate with me?’ in Japanese
協力していただけますか。
kyouryoku shi te itadake masu ka
[kyoh-ryoh-koo shee teh ee-tah-dah-keh mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: This combines [協力] with the polite request [していただけますか]. It is an excellent phrase when asking someone to participate in your photography project.
🇯🇵 In Japan: When asking for help in Japan, sounding respectful matters as much as the request itself. This phrase feels polite, humble, and professional.
Phrase Breakdown
協力
kyouryoku
[kyoh-ryoh-koo]
cooperation; help
Refers to help or cooperation from another person.
プロジェクトに協力していただけますか。
Could you cooperate with the project?
していただけますか
shi te itadake masu ka
could you do for me?; would you be able to?
Very polite request form asking someone to do something for you.
少し待っていただけますか。
Could you wait a moment?
Words in this phrase
し
shi
[shee]
do
The stem of する, used after a noun like 協力 to make a verb phrase.
少し協力していただけますか。
Could you help a little?
て
te
[teh]
and; te-form
Connects the action to the polite request expression that follows.
見ていただけますか。
Could you look at it?
いただけ
itadake
[ee-tah-dah-keh]
receive; be able to receive (humble request part)
Makes the request soft and respectful.
話していただけますか。
Could you speak?
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
Polite verb ending used in requests and formal speech.
来てくれます。
They will come for me / They come.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Turns the sentence into a polite question.
いいですか。
Is it okay?
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