JLPT N4 vocabulary
貰う: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
もらう0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to receive, to take, to accept
- (auxiliary verb) (godan verb (u ending)) to get someone to do something (follows a verb in "-te" form)
- to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
- to contract (a disease), to catch, to be affected
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 貰う | 貰 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Polite presentます形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Polite pastました形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Te-formて形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 貰 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 貰 | 貰う |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Passive受身形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Make / let使役形 | 貰 | 貰 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 貰 | 貰 |
Example sentences
ばあちゃんの形見に、入れ歯をもらった。
I got some false teeth that were left by my grandmother as a memento.