～いただく

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The verb 頂いただく is the 謙譲語けんじょうご (humble language) version of もらう "to receive", and is often translated as "to humbly receive".

頂いただく is commonly combined with て form verbs to describe an action that someone has benefited from. 頂いただく's potential form (頂いただける)can be used in combination with て form verbs to humbly ask for a favor.

E.g. 書かいて頂いただけますか。"Might I ask you to write that for me?"

頂いただく can also be used in the (noun)を頂いただく pattern, to politely ask for nouns. 頂いただく can be made even more polite by pairing with でしょうか, rather than ですか.

E.g. 水みずをいただけるでしょうか。"May I humbly receive some water?"

Summary

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  頂いただく is a 謙譲語けんじょうご verb meaning "to humbly receive"

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  頂いただく can be used to politely describe or ask for favors