Textbook → on stage

〜てくれませんか → 〜てくんない？

asking a favor, casually · No. 7 of 16 textbook swaps

てくれませんか→てくれない？→てくんない？

Polite requests shrink to てくれない？ and then to てくんない？ between friends. Comedians use it to nag the partner.

Use it withFriends OKCoworkers avoidBoss / teacher avoid

A nudge between friends. To a coworker it sounds like nagging.

100 lines with 〜てくんない？ from 57 comedians in the library · Counts updated 2026-10-07

Audience laughter in this scene0:22

さんだる「証明写真」Sandaru · ID Photo

Two members of a theater troupe argue loudly over whether a photo gets taken.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Why won't you let me take it?

Textbookどうして撮らせてくれないんですか。Causative '撮らせて' is said '撮らして', and 'くれない' squeezes to 'くんない' ('れ' → 'ん').

Speed: fast

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Audience laughter in this scene0:17

まぐろ兄弟「池釣り」Maguro Kyodai · Pond Fishing

A man is fishing and catching nothing, and his companion just says, 'Glad you're having fun.'

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Can you knock that off?

Textbookそれをやめてくれませんか。'やめてくれない?' becomes 'やめてくんない': 'れ' turns into 'ん'. A casual, slightly annoyed request.

Speed: normal

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More lines with 〜てくんない？

From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.

〜てくんない？ means asking a favor, casually. Polite requests shrink to てくれない？ and then to てくんない？ between friends. Comedians use it to nag the partner.

With friends: OK. With coworkers: avoid. With a boss or teacher: avoid. A nudge between friends. To a coworker it sounds like nagging.

In 1,905 live comedy routines, 〜てくんない？ appears in 100 lines from 57 comedians.