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ていただく details

write + (and…) + humbly receive the favor of doing

kaite itadaku

humbly receive the favor of (someone) doing; have (someone) do

meaning: have someone write

駅前えきまえ時計とけいで、時計とけい直しなおしいただく

ekimae no tokeiya de, tokei o naoshite itadaku.

I have someone fix my watch at the shop by the station. neutral

窓口まどぐち書類しょるいかた教えおしえいただく

madoguchi de shorui no kakikata o oshiete itadaku.

I have someone teach me how to fill out the forms at the counter. neutral

  • past
  • polite
  • potential

Examples

humbly receive the favor of (someone) doing — the receiver is the subject, deference points at the giver

駅前えきまえ時計とけいで、時計とけいなおしていただいた。

ekimae no tokeiya de, tokei o naoshiteitadaita.

I had someone fix my watch at the shop by the station. neutral

窓口まどぐち書類しょるいかたおしえていただいた。

madoguchi de shorui no kakikata o oshieteitadaita.

I had someone teach me how to fill out the forms at the counter. neutral

先輩せんぱいしを手伝てつだっていただいた。

senpai ni hikkoshi o tetsudatte itadaita.

I had a senior help me move. neutral

先日せんじつ貴重きちょう資料しりょうをご送付そうふいただき、まことにありがとうございました。

senjitsu wa kichou na shiryou o go soufu itadaki, makoto ni arigatou gozaimashita.

Thank you very much for kindly sending the valuable materials the other day. formal

Formation

Notes

お/ご+stem+いただく (ご送付いただく, おしいただく) outranks bare
てform いただく in written business register — both mean the same thing.

Related patterns

Similar

  • Plain vs humble register over the same favor — てもらう is the neutral, everyday default; ていただく elevates the GIVER with humble language, standard toward teachers, superiors, and customers, and reads oddly aimed downward, at your own child or a junior.

  • ていただく reports or narrates that a favor was (or will be) humbly received — a plain declarative fact; ていただけませんか turns the same verb into a deferential yes/no REQUEST asking for the favor, never a statement — reach for the plain form to report, the question form to ask.

Lookalikes

  • Same いただく tail, opposite agent — 手伝[てつだ]っていただく means THEY act and I receive it (they help me), while 手伝[てつだ]わせていただく means I ACT, merely framed as having received permission to (I get to help) — misreading one for the other flips who is actually doing the favor.

Same meaning

do for someone; have done for one

PatternAttaches to
させてもらう
てあげる
てくれる
てもらう