ใใใพใใปใใใพใใปใใใใพใ
Agemasu / Kuremasu / Moraimasu
Giving and Receiving
๐ธ Expressing the Exchange of Objects ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Anna-san, tanjoubi ni nani o agemashita ka.
Anna, what did you give for the birthday?
Haha ni hana o agemashita.
I gave flowers to my mother.
Ii desu ne. Okaasan wa nani ka kuremashita ka.
That's nice. Did your mother give you anything?
Hai, haha wa watashi ni tokei o kuremashita.
Yes, my mother gave me a watch.
Suteki na tokei desu ne.
It's a lovely watch.
Ee, chichi kara mo kono hon o moraimashita.
Yes, and I also received this book from my father.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
agemasu / kuremasu / moraimasu
Giving and Receiving
- Pattern: ๆๅๅ่ฉ (Giving/Receiving Verbs)
- Meaning: Expressing who gives what to whom.
Watashi wa tomodachi ni purezento o agemashita.
I gave a present to my friend.
Tanaka-san wa watashi ni tokei o kuremashita.
Mr. Tanaka gave me a watch.
๐ Explanation
Japanese uses different verbs for 'giving' depending on the direction of the action relative to the speaker.
ใใใพใ is used when you give to someone else, or someone gives to another person.
ใใใพใ is used specifically when someone gives something to you (or your close family).
ใใใใพใ means 'to receive' and focuses on the recipient's perspective.
Watashi wa haha ni hana o agemashita
= 'I gave flowers to my mother.'
Haha wa watashi ni tokei o kuremashita
= 'My mother gave me a watch.'
๐ Quiz
Which verb is used when someone gives something to you?