～くれます

How to form it

• Giver + が + (私に) + thing + を + くれます: 友達が本をくれました

Register: Polite

Explanation

Says that someone gives something to the speaker or to someone in the speaker's group.

The giver is the subject, usually marked with が, and the receiver (the speaker's side) is often left out when it is clear.

Examples

1. 友達が本をくれました。

   ともだちがほんをくれました。

   A friend gave me a book.

2. 母が毎朝お弁当を作ってくれます。

   ははがまいあさおべんとうをつくってくれます。

   My mother makes me a lunch box every morning.

3. 先生が辞書をくれました。

   せんせいがじしょをくれました。

   The teacher gave me a dictionary.

Compare with

• ～にあげます: あげます is giving to others.
• ～をもらいます: もらいます is the receiver's side.

Common mistakes

• Using くれます for giving to others.
• Using くれます when the speaker gives something to someone outside their group; use あげます.