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〜てくれる

N4
te 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

  • 友とも達だちが引ひっ越こしを手て伝つだってくれた。
    A friend helped me move.
    朋友帮我搬家了。
  • 父ちちが駅えきまで車くるまで送おくってくれました。
    My father drove me to the station.
    爸爸开车把我送到车站了。
  • 母ははが毎まい朝あさお弁べん当とうを作つくってくれます。
    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

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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"
  }
}