〜てあげる
N4te ageru
do something for someone (as a favor)
Formation
Verb-te + あげる
Chinese meanings
为别人做……
Chinese formation
动词て形+あげる
Chinese usage
从提供帮助者的角度说明替别人做某事,带有让对方受益的意味。
Chinese notes
直接对长辈说てあげる有时显得居高临下;是否合适取决于关系和语境。
Examples
- 妹の宿題を手伝ってあげました。I helped my little sister with her homework.我帮妹妹做作业了。
- 道に迷っている人に、駅までの行き方を教えてあげた。I showed someone who was lost how to get to the station.我告诉了迷路的人去车站怎么走。
- 重そうだね。持ってあげようか。That looks heavy. Want me to carry it for you?看起来很重呢。要我帮你拿吗?
Notes
Said directly to a superior it can sound condescending; use the humble お〜しましょうか (お持ちしましょうか) instead.
#giving-receiving
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-ageru');
{
"id": "te-ageru",
"pattern": "〜てあげる",
"romaji": "te ageru",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "do something for someone (as a favor)",
"formation": "Verb-te + あげる",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "妹の宿題を手伝ってあげました。",
"furigana": "{妹|いもうと}の{宿題|しゅくだい}を{手伝|てつだ}ってあげました。",
"en": "I helped my little sister with her homework."
},
{
"ja": "道に迷っている人に、駅までの行き方を教えてあげた。",
"furigana": "{道|みち}に{迷|まよ}っている{人|ひと}に、{駅|えき}までの{行|い}き{方|かた}を{教|おし}えてあげた。",
"en": "I showed someone who was lost how to get to the station."
},
{
"ja": "重そうだね。持ってあげようか。",
"furigana": "{重|おも}そうだね。{持|も}ってあげようか。",
"en": "That looks heavy. Want me to carry it for you?"
}
],
"tags": [
"giving-receiving"
],
"notes": "Said directly to a superior it can sound condescending; use the humble お〜しましょうか (お持ちしましょうか) instead.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "4a3e646b4bc0e0437258e7da79d12c1ed51cb3dfde65cea35de8e2bddcd48064",
"meanings": [
"为别人做……"
],
"formation": "动词て形+あげる",
"explanation": "从提供帮助者的角度说明替别人做某事,带有让对方受益的意味。",
"notes": "直接对长辈说てあげる有时显得居高临下;是否合适取决于关系和语境。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "妹の宿題を手伝ってあげました。",
"zh": "我帮妹妹做作业了。"
},
{
"ja": "道に迷っている人に、駅までの行き方を教えてあげた。",
"zh": "我告诉了迷路的人去车站怎么走。"
},
{
"ja": "重そうだね。持ってあげようか。",
"zh": "看起来很重呢。要我帮你拿吗?"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#te-ageru",
"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": "69c668e3fd1a3e9cf95182001093d618b3f21801081a8082f335e6e5f733d083"
}
}