あげる / くれる / もらう
N4ageru / kureru / morau
give (to someone else); give (to me or my group); receive
Formation
Noun (receiver) + に + Noun + を + あげる / Noun (giver) + が + Noun + を + くれる / Noun (giver) + に + Noun + を + もらう
Chinese meanings
给别人;给我方;从别人处得到
Chinese formation
给予者+は/が+接受者+に+物品+を+あげる/くれる;接受者+は/が+给予者+に/から+物品+を+もらう
Chinese usage
あげる从给予者角度表示给别人;くれる表示别人给说话人或说话人一方;もらう从接受者角度表示得到。
Chinese notes
先确定给予者、接受者和说话人的立场。くれる常表示给我方,也可用于说话人将受益者视为自己一方的语境。
Examples
- 私は弟に古いゲームをあげた。I gave my old game to my little brother.我把旧游戏给了弟弟。
- 姉が誕生日にかわいいかばんをくれました。My older sister gave me a cute bag for my birthday.姐姐在我生日时送了我一个可爱的包。
- 友達から旅行のおみやげをもらった。I got a souvenir from my friend's trip.我收到了朋友旅行带回的礼物。
Notes
くれる is used only when the receiver is the speaker or someone in the speaker's group. With もらう the giver can be marked with に or から.
#giving-receiving
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ageru-kureru-morau');
{
"id": "ageru-kureru-morau",
"pattern": "あげる / くれる / もらう",
"romaji": "ageru / kureru / morau",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "give (to someone else); give (to me or my group); receive",
"formation": "Noun (receiver) + に + Noun + を + あげる / Noun (giver) + が + Noun + を + くれる / Noun (giver) + に + Noun + を + もらう",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "私は弟に古いゲームをあげた。",
"furigana": "{私|わたし}は{弟|おとうと}に{古|ふる}いゲームをあげた。",
"en": "I gave my old game to my little brother."
},
{
"ja": "姉が誕生日にかわいいかばんをくれました。",
"furigana": "{姉|あね}が{誕生|たんじょう}{日|び}にかわいいかばんをくれました。",
"en": "My older sister gave me a cute bag for my birthday."
},
{
"ja": "友達から旅行のおみやげをもらった。",
"furigana": "{友達|ともだち}から{旅行|りょこう}のおみやげをもらった。",
"en": "I got a souvenir from my friend's trip."
}
],
"tags": [
"giving-receiving"
],
"notes": "くれる is used only when the receiver is the speaker or someone in the speaker's group. With もらう the giver can be marked with に or から.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "37fc6ae3038a18c36d93616dc845e9bbba1a141063af4a7debab57ee04e3b22a",
"meanings": [
"给别人",
"给我方",
"从别人处得到"
],
"formation": "给予者+は/が+接受者+に+物品+を+あげる/くれる;接受者+は/が+给予者+に/から+物品+を+もらう",
"explanation": "あげる从给予者角度表示给别人;くれる表示别人给说话人或说话人一方;もらう从接受者角度表示得到。",
"notes": "先确定给予者、接受者和说话人的立场。くれる常表示给我方,也可用于说话人将受益者视为自己一方的语境。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "私は弟に古いゲームをあげた。",
"zh": "我把旧游戏给了弟弟。"
},
{
"ja": "姉が誕生日にかわいいかばんをくれました。",
"zh": "姐姐在我生日时送了我一个可爱的包。"
},
{
"ja": "友達から旅行のおみやげをもらった。",
"zh": "我收到了朋友旅行带回的礼物。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#ageru-kureru-morau",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review",
"https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/japanese/teach/tsushin/grammar/201409.html",
"https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/japanese/teach/tsushin/grammar/201412.html"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "0fcf41043a6d61c1116a39ec70bac2e1306765af6e903551c177fd3467aa4f4f"
}
}