Verb て くれる

Verb-te kureru

JLPT N4 Neutral Chapter 34: Doing things for people, 2 of 6

Formation

Verb-te form + くれる

Expresses that someone does something for the speaker (or another person in speaker's group); 'to do something for me/us'.

When to use

Neutral - someone doing something for the speaker, as a favor.

Explanation

The て くれる grammar point is used to express when someone does something for, or gives something to the speaker (or someone in the speaker's group). The action is usually done willingly or as a favor by the person performing the action. It is usually translated into English as 'to do something for me' or 'to give something to me'.

Example sentences

Benefactive Action (Doing X As A Favor)

Corpus examples (60)

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