ぜひ

Certainly; by all means

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What it means Usage note How to use it Example sentences

What it means

ぜひ is an adverb meaning “certainly,” “by all means,” or “be sure to.” It shows that the speaker strongly wants an action to happen or strongly recommends it. It is commonly used with invitations, requests, suggestions, and expressions of desire, such as てください, ましょう, and たい.

Usage note

ぜひ usually supports a positive action that the speaker encourages or hopes for. It is not normally used to express a neutral fact, and it can sound unnatural with a negative request or prohibition.

How to use it

FuriganaEnglish

Adverb+Verb (て-form)+ください

ぜひ来(き)てください。

Please be sure to come.

Adverb+Verb (て-form)

ぜひ来(き)て。

Please be sure to come.

Example sentences

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この町(まち)の美術館(びじゅつかん)を、ぜひ見学(けんがく)してください。
By all means, please visit this town's art museum.
来週(らいしゅう)の発表会(はっぴょうかい)には、ぜひ参加(さんか)してください。
Please be sure to attend next week's presentation.
京都(きょうと)へ行(い)ったら、ぜひこの店(みせ)の抹茶(まっちゃ)パフェを食(た)べてください。
When you go to Kyoto, be sure to eat this shop's matcha parfait.
新(あたら)しい図書館(としょかん)

Previous lessonそうに or そうな Next lessonより

ができたので、ぜひ

一度行(いちどい)

ってみてください。

Since a new library has opened, please be sure to go there at least once.

時間(じかん)があれば、ぜひ私(わたし)たちの料理教室(りょうりきょうしつ)に来(き)てください。

If you have time, please be sure to come to our cooking class.

春(はる)になったら、ぜひ公園(こうえん)で一緒(いっしょ)に桜(さくら)を見(み)ましょう。

When spring comes, by all means let's look at the cherry blossoms together in the park.

この薬(くすり)の使(つか)い方(かた)を、ぜひ先生(せんせい)に聞(き)いてください。

By all means, ask the teacher how to use this medicine.

夏休(なつやす)みには、ぜひ海(うみ)で泳(およ)ぎたいです。

During summer vacation, I definitely want to swim in the sea.

旅行(りょこう)の前(まえ)に、ぜひ駅(えき)で切符(きっぷ)を買(か)ってください。

Before the trip, please be sure to buy a ticket at the station.

この映画(えいが)はとても面白(おもしろ)いので、ぜひ家族(かぞく)と見(み)てください。

This movie is very interesting, so please be sure to watch it with your family.