JLPT N3 grammar
ようにしてください — Meaning & Examples
Polite request: "please make sure to / please try to." Softer than ~てください. 気をつけるようにしてください = please make sure to be careful.
Practice questions
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1. "Please try to eat vegetables" is?
- 野菜を食べるようにしてください
- 野菜を食べてください
- 野菜を食べたいです
- 野菜を食べる必要がある
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Answer: 野菜を食べるようにしてください
ようにしてください = "please try to / make a habit of." Softer and more polite than just てください.
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Frequently asked questions
What does ようにしてください mean?
Polite request: "please make sure to / please try to." Softer than ~てください. 気をつけるようにしてください = please make sure to be careful.
Is ようにしてください on the JLPT N3 test?
ようにしてください is taught in the JLPT N3 grammar course in A Star Japanese (lesson “Changes and Habits — ようになる・ようにする”), so it is a pattern learners at this level are expected to recognise. The JLPT does not publish an official grammar list, so treat this as a study guide rather than an official requirement.
How can I practise ようにしてください?
Open the “Changes and Habits — ようになる・ようにする” lesson in the free A Star Japanese app for iPhone and Android. It has examples, a quiz after every lesson, flashcards with spaced repetition and timed JLPT N3 mock exams, with no ads.