〜てもらう
N4te morau
have someone do something (for me); get someone to do
Formation
Verb-te + もらう
Chinese meanings
请别人做……;得到别人的帮助
Chinese formation
给予帮助的人+に+动词て形+もらう
Chinese usage
从接受帮助者的角度描述别人为自己做某事,也可以表示请对方帮忙。
Chinese notes
句子的主语通常是受益者;与てくれる相比,叙述视角不同。
Examples
- 先輩にレポートを見てもらった。I had a senior student look over my report.我请学长或学姐看了报告。
- 友達に写真を撮ってもらった。I had a friend take my picture.我请朋友给我拍了照。
- 分からないところを先生に説明してもらいました。I had the teacher explain the parts I didn't understand.我请老师解释了不懂的地方。
Notes
The receiver of the favor is the subject, and the person who does the action is marked with に.
#giving-receiving
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-morau');
{
"id": "te-morau",
"pattern": "〜てもらう",
"romaji": "te morau",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "have someone do something (for me); get someone to do",
"formation": "Verb-te + もらう",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先輩にレポートを見てもらった。",
"furigana": "{先輩|せんぱい}にレポートを{見|み}てもらった。",
"en": "I had a senior student look over my report."
},
{
"ja": "友達に写真を撮ってもらった。",
"furigana": "{友達|ともだち}に{写真|しゃしん}を{撮|と}ってもらった。",
"en": "I had a friend take my picture."
},
{
"ja": "分からないところを先生に説明してもらいました。",
"furigana": "{分|わ}からないところを{先生|せんせい}に{説明|せつめい}してもらいました。",
"en": "I had the teacher explain the parts I didn't understand."
}
],
"tags": [
"giving-receiving"
],
"notes": "The receiver of the favor is the subject, and the person who does the action is marked with に.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "b479421519422cb48cc3d45a4500c6a20982bd99acf35c87cda671735910f46e",
"meanings": [
"请别人做……",
"得到别人的帮助"
],
"formation": "给予帮助的人+に+动词て形+もらう",
"explanation": "从接受帮助者的角度描述别人为自己做某事,也可以表示请对方帮忙。",
"notes": "句子的主语通常是受益者;与てくれる相比,叙述视角不同。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先輩にレポートを見てもらった。",
"zh": "我请学长或学姐看了报告。"
},
{
"ja": "友達に写真を撮ってもらった。",
"zh": "我请朋友给我拍了照。"
},
{
"ja": "分からないところを先生に説明してもらいました。",
"zh": "我请老师解释了不懂的地方。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#te-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": "5e19efea2b9cfd41098fe2804d731efc6432876eb789df0fc8bdd336ce1b7a56"
}
}