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〜てくれる
te kureru · (someone) does ~ for me
〜てくれる means someone does something for me or my side, with a note of thanks: 友達が手伝ってくれた, my friend helped me.
How to form it
| V-て + くれる | 教えてくれる |
| V-て + くださる (honorific) | 教えてくださった |
How it is used
The doer is the subject with が: 「母が駅まで送ってくれました」. Leaving くれる out can sound cold, as if you weren't grateful.
As a request: 〜てくれない？ (casual), 〜てくれませんか (polite). A favour you do for others is 〜てあげる.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 友達が引っ越しを手伝ってくれました。A friend helped me move house.
- 母がお弁当を作ってくれました。My mother made me a packed lunch.
- 先生が分かりやすく説明してくださいました。The teacher kindly explained it clearly.
- ちょっと待ってくれない？Can you wait a moment?
Practice: 4 JLPT questions using 〜てくれる
りょこうは どうでしたか。
Last week Tanaka travelled alone for the first time. The day before, she was very worried. It was a country whose language she didn't know, and she wondered what she'd do if she got lost. But when she went, everyone was kind. When she showed a map, they explained carefully. It was a very enjoyable trip.
Q: How was the trip? — Worrying beforehand, but enjoyable.
友だちが ひっこしを 手つだって （ ）。
A friend helped me move house.
おとこの ひとは これから なにを かいますか。
What will the man buy now? → Bread, eggs, and milk.
友だちの えんぴつを かりたいです。何と いいますか。
How do you ask a friend to lend a pencil? → "Could you lend me a pencil?"