くれる

to give (to me)

N5Ichidan (Ru-verb / Group 2)transitive

To give something to the speaker or the speaker's in-group. An ichidan verb expressing receiving from the giver's perspective.

Complete Conjugation of くれる

Dictionary (辞書形)

Base form found in dictionaries

くれる

Polite (ます形)

Standard polite form

くれます

Negative (ない形)

Casual negative

くれない

Past (た形)

Past tense, casual

くれた

Te-form (て形)

Connecting form — requests, progressive

くれて

Potential (可能形)

Ability — 'can do'

くれられる

Volitional (意向形)

Intention — 'let's do'

くれよう

Passive (受身形)

Action done to the subject

くれられる

Causative (使役形)

Make/let someone do

くれさせる

Conditional (仮定形)

If / when condition

くれれば

Imperative (命令形)

Direct command (casual/rough)

くれ

Example Sentences

友達が本をくれました。

ともだちがほんをくれました。

My friend gave me a book.

教えてくれますか？

おしえてくれますか？

Will you teach me?

手伝ってくれてありがとう。

てつだってくれてありがとう。

Thank you for helping me.

Usage Notes

〜てくれる = someone does something for me. Implies gratitude. Very natural in Japanese.

Related Verbs

あげるto give もらうto receive

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