sentence pattern: ぜひ / zehi
【Grammar Type】
adverb
【Essential Meaning】
“by all means / really”
An expression that emphasizes a request or desire.
【Construction】
zehi + verb in Te form
zehi + honorific expressions
NOTE
(1) Basically, it is not used with negative sentences.
Example:
❌ぜひ来ないでください。
zehi konaide kudasai
Please do not come.
(2) Because it is used for human actions, it cannot be used for natural phenomena.
Example:
❌明日は嫌いな運動会だから、ぜひ雨が降って欲しい。
asita wa kiraina undoukai dakara, zehi amega futte hosii.
Tomorrow is the field day which I hate, so please let it rain.
(3) Many learners confuse “必ず (kanarazu)” with “是非(zehi)” because they have similar meanings. “kanarazu” means “absolutely” and is a grammatical expression that emphasizes obligation or responsibility. For example, “zehi kitekudasai (Please come!)” emphasizes a welcoming feeling (please come), whereas “kanarazu kitekudasai (You must come!)” emphasizes an obligation.
Words often used with grammar “zehi”
動詞 verb
行きます
ikimasu , go
来ます
kimasu, come
会います
aimasu, meet
食べます
tabemasu, eat
読みます
yomimasu, read
副詞 adverb
今度
kondo, this time
一度
ichido, once
一緒に
issyoni, together
Example Sentences
引っ越しました。ぜひ今度遊びに来てください。
hikkosimasita. zehi asobini kitekudasai.
We have moved. Please come visit me sometime.
大阪に行ったら、たこ焼きをぜひ食べてください。
Osaka ni ittara, takoyaki wo zehi tabete kudasai.
If you go to Osaka, be sure to try takoyaki.
この映画はお勧めです。ぜひ見てください。
kono eiga wa osusume desu. zehi mitekudasai.
I recommend this movie. Please watch it.
このマンガ、面白かったです。ぜひ読んでください。
kono manga omosirokatta desu. zehi yondekudasai.
I enjoyed this manga. Please read it.
ぜひ私の両親に会ってください。
zehi watasi no ryousin ni attekudasai.
Please meet my parents.
ぜひ新しい映画を見たいです。
zehi atarasii eiga wo mitaidesu.
I would like to see a new movie.
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