JLPT N4 grammar

〜くれるmeaning and usage

Meaning

A gives C to B (B is you, your friends, your family, etc.)

How to form it

  • personがnounをくれる

How it is used

Someone gives to me or my side (family, friends), told from the receiver's side, so 「私に」 is often left out. When I give, use 「あげる」; when a superior gives to me, 「くださる」. The command 「くれ」 is blunt and masculine.

Examples

  1. お願いだ！僕にチャンスをくれ。

    Come on! Give me a chance.

  2. 友達が誕生日にカードをくれました。

    A friend gave me a card for my birthday.

  3. となりの人が妹にお菓子をくれた。

    Our neighbor gave my younger sister some sweets.