Learn Japanese grammar: てくれる (te kureru) / てくれます (te kuremasu) / てくれた (te kureta). Meaning: to do a favor; request a favor; do something for someone.
This can be used to either:
- ask a favor from someone.
- express something was done for you.
The recipient of the favor (usually oneself), should be marked with に.
Meaning 1) Asking a favor
When asking for a favor, often the negative form is used.
These are all ways to say “please teach me”:
- 教えてくれる? (oshiete kureru)
- 教えてくれない? (oshiete kurenai)
- 教えてくれませんか? (oshiete kuremasen ka)
How To Use て form:
This grammar requires the use of て form. If you don’t know how to conjugate it, you can reference this table.
If you already know how to use て form, skip down to the examples.
Ending | Dictionary | Changes to... | て form |
---|---|---|---|
う verbs (u) | |||
す | 話す(はなす) | す → して | 話して(はなして) |
く ぐ | 書く(かく) 泳ぐ(およぐ) | く → いて ぐ → いで | 書いて(かいて) 泳いで(およいで) |
む ぶ ぬ | 飲む(のむ) 遊ぶ(あそぶ) 死ぬ(しぬ) | む → んで ぶ → んで ぬ → んで | 飲んで(のんで) 遊んで(あそんで) 死んで(しんで) |
る う つ | 切る(きる) 買う(かう) 持つ(もつ) | る → って う → って つ → って | 切って(きって) 買って(かって) 持って(もって) |
る Verbs (ru) | |||
食べる(たべる) | る → て | 食べて(たべて) | |
Irregular Verbs (exceptions) | |||
する | して | ||
来る(くる) | 来て(きて) | ||
行く(いく) | 行って(いって) |

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てくれる - Example Sentences 例文
Each example sentence includes a Japanese hint, the romaji reading, and the English translation.
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Example #1
手伝ってくれる?
Example #2
彼ならやってくれる。
Example #3
母は僕に毎日弁当を作ってくれる。
Example #4
手を貸してくれますか?
Example #5
私に日本語を教えてくれますか?
Example #6
すみません、写真を取ってくれませんか?
Example #7
友だちが駅まで送ってくれた。
Example #8
彼女は私にクッキーを作ってくれた。
Example #9
知らない人が、駅までの道を教えてくれた。
Example #10
部長は私に寿司をおごってくれました。
Vocabulary List 語彙
Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
---|---|---|
手伝う | てつだう | to help |
彼 | かれ | he; him |
母 | はは | mother |
僕 | ぼく | I; me (man) |
毎日 | まいにち | every day |
弁当 | べんとう | bento lunch box |
作ってくれる | つくってくれる | to make for me |
手を貸す | てをかす | to lend a hand |
教える | おしえる | to teach |
写真を撮る | しゃしんをとる | to take a photo |
友達 | ともだち | friend |
駅 | えき | station |
送る | おくる | to take; send of |
彼女 | かのじょ | she; girlfriend |
部長 | ぶちょう | manager |
寿司 | すし | sushi |
おごってくれる | to treat someone |
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