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ぜひ

by all means, definitely (eager wish)

ぜひ + たい / てください / てほしい / ましょう

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ぜひ adds enthusiasm to a wish or an invitation: ぜひ遊びに来てください, "you must come and visit"; 一度ぜひ京都に行きたい, "I'd really love to go to Kyoto sometime".

It goes with positive wishes and requests: たい, てください, てほしい, ましょう. It can't express a guess (use きっと) or a negative (use 絶対に).

On its own, ぜひ! is an eager reply to an invitation: 「一緒に行きませんか。」「ぜひ!」, "I'd love to!"

It's a small word that makes invitations and recommendations sound warm and sincere, so it's worth getting into your speech early.

Examples

  • ぜひ遊あそびに来きてください。

    You must come and visit.

  • 一度いちどぜひ京都きょうとに行いきたいです。

    I'd really love to go to Kyoto sometime.

  • 「一緒いっしょに行いきませんか。」「ぜひ!」

    "Would you like to come along?" "I'd love to!"

  • この本ほんはぜひ読よんでほしい。

    I really want you to read this book.

  • ぜひまた会あいましょう。

    Let's definitely meet again.

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