〜てくれる
N4te kureru
someone does something for me (or my group)
Formation
Verb-te + くれる
Chinese meanings
别人为我或我方做……
Chinese formation
动词て形+くれる
Chinese usage
从受益的一方描述他人的行动,常表达感谢或对帮助的认可。
Chinese notes
主语通常是提供帮助的人;主语省略时由上下文补足。
Examples
- 友達が引っ越しを手伝ってくれた。A friend helped me move.朋友帮我搬家了。
- 父が駅まで車で送ってくれました。My father drove me to the station.爸爸开车把我送到车站了。
- 母が毎朝お弁当を作ってくれます。My mother makes me a boxed lunch every morning.妈妈每天早上给我做便当。
Notes
The subject is the person doing the favor; the one who benefits is the speaker or someone close to them.
#giving-receiving
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-kureru');
{
"id": "te-kureru",
"pattern": "〜てくれる",
"romaji": "te kureru",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "someone does something for me (or my group)",
"formation": "Verb-te + くれる",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "友達が引っ越しを手伝ってくれた。",
"furigana": "{友達|ともだち}が{引|ひ}っ{越|こ}しを{手伝|てつだ}ってくれた。",
"en": "A friend helped me move."
},
{
"ja": "父が駅まで車で送ってくれました。",
"furigana": "{父|ちち}が{駅|えき}まで{車|くるま}で{送|おく}ってくれました。",
"en": "My father drove me to the station."
},
{
"ja": "母が毎朝お弁当を作ってくれます。",
"furigana": "{母|はは}が{毎朝|まいあさ}お{弁当|べんとう}を{作|つく}ってくれます。",
"en": "My mother makes me a boxed lunch every morning."
}
],
"tags": [
"giving-receiving"
],
"notes": "The subject is the person doing the favor; the one who benefits is the speaker or someone close to them.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "8f23f4cf953c6158a3224725d7c105abe528787f7f72e4c65dceb7abba88865e",
"meanings": [
"别人为我或我方做……"
],
"formation": "动词て形+くれる",
"explanation": "从受益的一方描述他人的行动,常表达感谢或对帮助的认可。",
"notes": "主语通常是提供帮助的人;主语省略时由上下文补足。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "友達が引っ越しを手伝ってくれた。",
"zh": "朋友帮我搬家了。"
},
{
"ja": "父が駅まで車で送ってくれました。",
"zh": "爸爸开车把我送到车站了。"
},
{
"ja": "母が毎朝お弁当を作ってくれます。",
"zh": "妈妈每天早上给我做便当。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#te-kureru",
"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": "8db5b945abd8b9d187b32a71de2e59cb04effa566656b13a7e577fff38ca45b2"
}
}