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JLPT N4 Elementary

下さる

Honorific verb for a superior giving to you or doing something for your benefit

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Other forms

くださいます polite form
ください request form
くださった plain past
くださいました polite past
くださらない negative
1 Verb

To give (honorific)

Specifies that a person of higher status provides an object to the speaker or their in-group.

Example

部長 が この お 土産 を くださいました 。

The department manager gave me this souvenir.

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2 Auxiliary Verb

To do something for me (honorific)

Functions as an auxiliary verb attached to the て (te) form to express gratitude for an action performed by a superior.

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Honorific verb for a superior giving to you or doing something for your benefit
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