お願い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: お願い, read おねがい, is 願い with the polite prefix お.
• Basic usage: It can be a polite request addressed to someone or a wish made toward something such as a shooting star.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The pattern お願いがある
  • In 先生にお願いがあります, に marks the person to whom the request is directed.
• The pattern お願いをする
  • With a shooting star, お願いをした means making a wish, not asking another person to perform a task.