頂いただければと思おもう

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-u)

I would be grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

polite (teineigo)

A polite, humble request pattern. Often followed by と思います. Used to soften a request, making it sound deferential and indirect. Common in business emails and formal speech.

ご検けん討とういただければと思おもいます。
I would be grateful if you could consider it.
お返へん事じをいただければと思おもいます。
I would appreciate it if you could reply.

Written forms

頂いただければと思おもう
Kanji spelling using 頂く; natural in polite written requests.
いただければと思おもう
Kana spelling; common in less formal writing or when avoiding kanji.

Kanji

思think
頂place on the head, receive, top of head

Similar words

いただく
The humble verb 'to receive' from which this pattern is derived. いただければと思う is a fixed polite request expression using the conditional form.
ください
A more direct polite request. いただければと思う is more indirect and humble, suitable for formal written requests.

Etymology

Derived from the humble verb いただく (to receive) in its conditional form いただければ, combined with と思う (I think), literally 'I think if I could receive (the favor of your doing ...)'. It is a set phrase used for polite requests.