Which verbs can come with Vていただけませんか and Vていただきたい?


There is somewhat [similar
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/52138/whats-the-
difference-
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but mine is not about the degrees of politeness.

As far as I understand, Vていただけませんか literally means something like “would I be
able to get V from you?”. So, it's used with verbs when the speaker is the
receiver of the verb's action: 教える, 貸す, etc.

And then, there is an exercise:

> すみません、ちょっと聞いて（＿）ことがあるんですが

with the choice between ⭕️いただきたい and ❌いただける.

Why is いただきたい is used here? Wouldn't it mean literally “I want to receive a
question”? Can, for example, 借りる be used similarly with たい form? Can these
verbs be used with Vていただけませんか?




A very literal translation of this is:

> 聞いていただきたいことがある
>
> There is something to which I want to (humbly) receive the favor of (your)
> listening.

聞いて (te-form of 聞く) refers to the listener's action (hence " _your_
listening"), and this action is what the speaker wants to "receive". いただく
(which is a humble version of もらう) refers to the speaker's action of receiving
(the favor). It's directly followed by たい, making it "I want to receive".

A little more natural version of this sentence in English would be "There's
something I want you to (kindly) listen to". An even simpler version would be
"There's something I want to discuss with you".

I understand that it can be confusing at first, but this is a basic usage of
the `te-form + もらう` construction, so please read your textbook and practice
until you become comfortable.

