教えておただきます meaning

Japanese Language Grammar
#1

「教えておただきます」

I get the sentiment of this (“Please tell/teach me”), but what is the いただきます here? The meanings I find are all related to food/meals.

#2

頂(いただ)く is a 謙譲語(けんじょうご) (humble language) word which means “to receive”

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#3

Aye. It’s the formal form of 教えてもらいます

#4

For some more info, here’s a video on some of the ways to use 頂くいただく when thanking someone for something.

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