タグ: Benefactive expressions

Japanese learning (A3 S24): Benefactive expressions, someone do something for me, but the subject is “I”; Watashi wa [Someone] ni [Verb Clause]+te Moraimashita.

We have already learned three giving/receiving verbs; Ageru, Morau, and Kureru. So far the sentence constructions using these verbs are about giving and receiving an object.

1. [ I ]wa [ Someone ]ni [ Object ]o Agemasu.  — I will be a giver

2. [ I ]wa [ Someone ]ni [ Object ]o Moraimashita. — I was a receiver

3. [ Someone ]wa [ I ]ni [ Object ]o Kuremashita. — I was a receiver, but the subject is the giver

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– Watashi wa Satou-san ni Shukudai no Kotae o Misete Moraimashita.

– Watashi wa Suzuki-san ni Kyouto e Tsurete Itte Moraimashita.

– Watashi wa Takahashi-san ni Hikkoshi o Tetsudatte Moraimashita.

This post was written with reference to the exercise A3 on Section24 of “Minna no Nihongo (2nd Edition)” published by “3A Corporation”