What is the difference between あげる (ageru), くれる (kureru) and もらう (morau)?
A lot of people get confused with あげる (ageru), くれる (kureru) and もらう (morau) . We hope this post helps to clear things up!
あげる (ageru) means to give. This word is used when you are talking from the GIVER point of view.
When we can use this word?
– When you are the GIVER
– When you are giving something / doing something to someone else
– When you talk about someone giving a gift based on the GIVER point of view
私が友達に本をあげた
watashi ga tomodachi ni hon o ageta
I gave books to my friend
くれる (kureru) also means to give. But you use this word when you are talking from the RECEIVER point of view.
When we can use this word?
– When you are the RECEIVER
– When you are receiving something (either object or action) from someone else
– When you talk about someone giving a gift to people in your UCHI group based on the RECEIVER point of view
Uchi, as explained above means someone you emphatize with or someone who is close to you. Such as your family, your friend or someone you really know well. So you cannot use くれる (kureru) when you are talking about stranger or someone you’re not close with.
友達が私に本をくれた
tomodachi ga watashi ni hon o kureta
Friend gave a book to me
As you can see, when talking about あげる (ageru) and くれる (kureru), the most important thing is about identifying the GIVER and RECEIVER.
When you want to say that you’re giving a favor to someone, you use あげる (ageru) and when someone else give a favor to you, you use くれる (kureru).
This is the last word we’re going to review. もらう (morau) means to receive or to get. This word has a nuance that you’re feeling grateful of what you’ve received. So you cannot use it for something that have negative nuance or about something that you don’t feel grateful about.
When we can use this word?
– When you or someone in your UCHI group received/got something good
Note that to mark the source of your gift, you need to use the particle に or から (from)
先生からプレゼントをもらった
sensei karakara purezento o moratta
I got a present from my teacher
先生からプレゼントをもらった
sensei ni purezento o moratta
I got a present from my teacher
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