GRAMMAR
〜もらう
to receive
Explanation
NOTE
もらう means to receive and is used when you (or someone in your in-group) receive something from another person. The receiver is the subject, and the giver is marked with に or から.
NOTE
While くれる focuses on the giver doing you a favor, もらう focuses on the receiver getting something. Both describe the same event from different viewpoints.
STRUCTURE
N辞にN辞をもらう
母に時計をもらった。
Haha ni tokei wo moratta.
I received a watch from my mother.
友達に本をもらった。
Tomodachi ni hon wo moratta.
I received a book from my friend.
先生にアドバイスをもらった。
Sensei ni adobaisu wo moratta.
I received advice from the teacher.
Example sentences
私は友だちに手伝ってもらいました。
I received help from my friend.
お母さんに料理を作ってもらいました。
I received a meal cooked by my mother.
先生に日本語を教えてもらいたいです。
I want to receive Japanese lessons from the teacher.
Practice exercises
1
友達にプレゼントをもらった。
I received a present from my friend.
Answer
もらった
2
母に時計をもらった。
I received a watch from my mother.
Answer
もらった
3
卒業式の日に友達から手紙をもらった。
I received a letter from my friend on graduation day.
Answer
もらった
4
姉に服をもらった。
I received clothes from my older sister.
Answer
もらった
5
祖母にお金をもらった。
I received money from my grandmother.
Answer
もらった
6
先生にアドバイスをもらった。
I received advice from the teacher.
Answer
もらった
7
姉にかばんをもらった。
I received a bag from my older sister.
Answer
もらった
8
先生に漢字を教えてもらいました。
I received the favor of the teacher teaching me kanji.
Answer
教えてもらいました