Learn Japanese fast! You have reached the final lesson on the Japanese verbs of giving and receiving. This time, you will learn the correct way to say things like “A friend of mine fixed my car” using the Japanese verb morau. In this Lower Intermediate Japanese lesson, learn how to use morau when the speaker receives something from someone else. You’ll also find a quick review of the other Japanese verbs for giving and receiving, as well as example sentences to get you started. Congratulations! Now you’re ready to talk about giving and receiving in Japanese!
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
okaeshi – “return gift”
watasu – “pass, deliver” (class 1 verb)
moshikashita – “perhaps, possibly”
wake up – “share, divide”
giri choko – “chocolate given out of duty”
hidoi – “awful, awful”
todokeru – “deliver, take, bring”
Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
The focus of today’s lesson is Morau, a class one verb that we use to express that the speaker, or someone whom the speaker believes to be psychologically close (in a group), receives something from someone. When moral follow the –your form of another verb, acts as an auxiliary meaning “someone is doing something to [me or a person in group].” The maker is marked by the particle neitherand the beneficiary is marked by wow, but it is usually omitted because the beneficiary is usually the speaker.
Example 1a) expresses that Natsuko’s father got her (beneficiary) a bag, in other words, she received his favor. The maker is marked by the particle. neither. If you focus on the maker of the award rather than the recipient when you want to describe the same event, you can use the auxiliary verb kureru instead of moral. In that case, the maker is marked by the particle Georgia. See today’s example 1b.
Example 2a) expresses that Keisuke (speaker/recipient) wanted to share a chocolate with Koji (doer), and Koji kindly shared it with Keisuke. Today’s example 2b does not overtly have a beneficiary or doer. So, you can simply change the verb moral Y kureru to describe the same event.
Example 1:
has) O-also-san ni katte moratta no.
“My father bought it for me.”
b) O-also-san ga katte kureta no.
“My father bought it for me.”
Example 2:
has) Chotto dake wakete moratta n da yo.
“He shared it with me.”
b) Chotto dake wakete kureta n da yo.
“He shared it with me.”
Training
([beneficiary] wow) [Doer] neither verb.your-form moral
Examples:
- Sensei ni nihongo o oshiete morau. “My teacher teaches me Japanese.”
- Yuujin ni kuruma or naoshite moratta. “A friend of mine fixed my car.”
- Umi de raifuseebaa ni tasukete moratta. “I was rescued by a lifeguard at sea.”
