JLPT N5 Beginner
呉れる
「くれる」
To give to me or my inner circle; to do something for my benefit.
Readings
Other forms
くれます polite form
くれた plain past
くれて te-form
くれない plain negative
くれ command form
くださる honorific equivalent
1 Verb
To give (to me or my group)
Specifies the transfer of an item from an outsider to the speaker or someone within the speaker’s inner circle.
Example
友達 が 誕生日 プレゼント を くれた 。
My friend gave me a birthday present.
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2 Auxiliary Verb
To do something for me / as a favor
Connects to the て (te) form of verbs to indicate that another person performs an action specifically for the speaker’s benefit.
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