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Verb[て]+ いただけませんか
Verb[て]+ もらえませんか
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About ていただけませんか
ていただけませんか is the humble speech form of てもらえませんか, which itself is the negative potential form of てもらう 'to have (A) done by someone else'.
This structure is a combination of て (the conjunction particle), the う-Verb いただく 'to be topped with', the polite-negative auxiliary verb ません, and the question particle, か.
Generally, it is translated in a similar way as てもらえませんか 'won't you (A)', or 'could you please (A)'.
This construction and いただく itself can regularly be seen as 頂く, its kanji form. Due to this kanji literally meaning 'to be topped with', it is just acknowledging that the person that is doing the action for you (or someone in your group), is doing so from 'above' (sounds more respectful).
Here we can see how the 'to be topped/capped with' meaning is used in a standard sentence.
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犬を散歩していただけませんか。
Could you please walk the dog?
夜9時までに帰っていただけませんか。
Could you please return home by nine o'clock? (go home)
もしよかったら、明日もしていただけませんか。
If it is ok, could you please do it for me tomorrow too?
駅まで送っていただけませんか。
Could you please take me to the station?
3時ぐらいに来ていただけませんか。
Could you please come around three o'clock?
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Tae Kim
Japanese Language Grammar(ていただけませんか)
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Genki II 1st Edition
Page 76
Genki II 2nd Edition
Page 102
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 225
みんなの日本語 II
Page 12 [CH 26]
みんなの日本語 II
Page 144 [CH 48]
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