JLPT N4 grammar

〜下さるmeaning and usage

Meaning

Someone gives B to A (A is the speaker, the speaker's friends, family, etc.), showing respect for the giver; honorific form of くれる

How to form it

  • personがnounをくださる
  • くださる → くださいます/ください

How it is used

The respectful form of 「くれる」: someone of higher status gives something to the speaker's side. The ます form is 「くださいます」, and its imperative is the everyday 「ください」.

Examples

  1. 校長先生はお土産を下さいました。

    The principal gave me a souvenir.

  2. 先生が、私に辞書をくださいました。

    My teacher gave me a dictionary.

  3. お客様がお礼の手紙をくださいました。

    A customer sent us a thank-you letter.

About the example 1. Give B to A (A is you, your friends, your family, etc.)