ませんか - Grammar Discussion

won’t you

Structure

  • Verb[stem] + ません・か

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Does adding ませんか always have an implied “with me”? I noticed that all of the example sentences included it, even the ones without an explicit 一緒に or the like.

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Hey :grin:

It often has “together with me (the inviter)” nuance, since it is used to make invitations but it is not always the case.

Example:

私の先生になってくれませんか?
Won’t you become my teacher?

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I see; thanks for the clarification!

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I am just curious what the orange highlighting represents.

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@deltacat3 Hey! This just has to do with the note found on the grammar point’s Meaning page: “[Often used with 一緒に to clarify that the speaker wants to do something together].” Cheers!

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I just wanted to say, that I believe there is a typo in the description.

It probably should mean “an” invitation.

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Hey there! This seemed like a typo on our end so we have just fixed it!

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Is ないですか a valid way to end this form? (How です can be added to the end of ない to make it more polite)