頂戴

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Verb

頂戴 (hiragana ちょうだい, romaji chōdai)

  1. please give me
    このバラちょうだい。
    このバラちょうだい。
    Kono bara chōdai.
    I'll have these roses.
    スプーンをちょうだい
    スプーンをちょうだい
    Supūn o chōdai.
    Please give me the spoon.
  2. please do something for me
    ここに名前を書いてちょうだい
    ここになまえをかいてちょうだい
    Koko ni namae o kaitechōdai.
    Please write your name here.

Usage notes

  • Almost always written in hiragana. Only written in kanji when used in very formal expressions.
  • The imperative sense is attached to the て-form (te-form) of a verb.
  • Mostly used by women.

Synonyms

Last modified on 15 September 2008, at 19:14