JLPT N4 Listening. I chose 1. The answer is 2. Can someone explain why the answer is 2 instead of 1 please?

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1. 1 is inviting him to hold bags.

2. Because 2 is saying that you will hold the bags (or some of them) since he’s holding a lot (the ending particle よ is what makes the difference). Remember, [~ませんか](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%81%8B-masen-ka-meaning/) is a form of invitation, so that one does not fit

3. 1 sounds like the speaker asks the senpai to hold their luggage. The question literally reads “Senpai, don’t you hold it?”. The omitted subject is definitely “you”unless the verb is in the volitional form (or the verb with よう). If it was 先輩、持ちましょうか, then it fits the situation perfectly.

4. Generally ませんか / てもらえませんか etc. are used when asking someone to do something for **you**.

   Whereas just stating the verb in it’s plain polite form means that you will do something, so in this case doing a favor for **someone else**.

5. 1 means don’t you want to hold the bag.

   2 means I will hold the bag.

6. 1 is you are asking if he can old the bag
   2 you are just saying I will hold it
   3 You are requesting him to hold it for you

7. Wow good question. My first instict was 1 too xd. (Im gonna take n2)

8. 1. Do you want to hold these (with/for me)? /Will you hold these?

   2. I’ll hold those (for you).

   3. Hold this please!

9. 1. Sempai, don’t you hold the bag.

   2. Sempai, (I) holding it (for you). –> as in you are offering your help to them.

10. You got your answers but please consider posting these kind of questions into the general/easy/daily questions thread in the future.