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〜てもらう
te morau · have someone do ~ (for me)
〜てもらう means I receive a favour: 友達に写真を撮ってもらった, I had a friend take a photo. The helper takes に.
How to form it
| Person + に + V-て + もらう | 兄に直してもらう |
| V-て + いただく (humble) | 先生に見ていただく |
How it is used
One event, two views: 「友達が教えてくれた」 (the friend did it for me) and 「友達に教えてもらった」 (I got the friend to teach me).
〜ていただけませんか is one of the politest ways to ask a favour.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 友達に宿題を手伝ってもらいました。I had a friend help me with my homework.
- 店員さんに写真を撮ってもらいました。I had a shop assistant take a photo.
- 医者に診てもらったほうがいいですよ。You should get a doctor to look at it.
- 先生に作文を直していただきました。My teacher kindly corrected my essay.
Practice: 11 JLPT questions using 〜てもらう
友だちが ひっこしを 手つだって （ ）。
A friend helped me move house.
母に ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ もらいました。
I had my mother go and buy me a new bag.
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
When I was a child my father often took me to the library. Choosing books took me a long time, but he always waited quietly. I still love reading.
学生は 授業に ついて どう しますか。
W: Sir, may I miss next week's class? My family is coming from home.
M: I see. You may, but that week's content is important.
W: What should I do?
M: Borrow a friend's notes, and if you have questions, come to my office.
Q: What does the student do about the class? — Look at a friend's notes and go to the office if there are questions.
子どもの とき、母に よく 本を 読んで （ ）。
When I was a child, my mother often read books to me.
この 人は りょうりを して、何が たのしいと 言って いますか。
What does this person enjoy about cooking now? → Having friends eat the food.
女の 人は これから 何を しますか。
What will the woman do next? → Email the report to Tanaka.
このレポートは田中さんに（ ）。
I had Tanaka write this report for me.
男の人はまず何をしますか。
What will the man do first? → Show his script to the woman.
先生に 漢字の 読み方を （ ）。
I had the teacher teach me how to read the kanji.
先生に ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ いただきました。
The teacher kindly taught me how to write the report.