〜ようにしてください~you ni shite kudasai
You ni shite kudasai (〜ようにしてください) means “gentle request to make sure”.
Please make sure not to be late.
Use 「〜ようにしてください」 to gently ask someone to make an effort to do something or ensure it does not happen.
In the course
How it works
A new coworker starts a part-time job. The manager reminds them to check carefully and arrive on time from now on.
This is a gentle reminder or request: you want the other person to pay attention and make an effort to do something.
To ask someone to do something, use the dictionary form before ようにしてください, as in 「チェックするようにしてください」.
To ask someone to make sure something does not happen, use the ない form, as in 「遅れないようにしてください」.
Keeping to the work schedule is an ongoing expectation. The reminder asks the person to stay mindful and make it a habit.
Keeping the uniform clean focuses on maintaining a condition. It reminds the person to care for cleanliness and neatness day to day.
「遅れない」 emphasizes watching the time and preparing ahead so you can avoid being late.
「チェックする」 emphasizes making sure to check carefully. It can also remind someone about a single important check.
Example sentences
- 遅れないokurenaiようにyouniしshiてteください。kudasai
Please make sure not to be late.
- チェックchekkuするsuruようにyouniしshiてte
In a conversation
- A明日から新しくアルバイトを始めます。
A: I'm starting a new part-time job from tomorrow.
- Bそうですか。就業時間を遵守
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
Please make sure to observe the working hours.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
遅れ してください。
Please make sure not to be late.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜ようにしてくださいgentle request to make sure
