Illustration: From just inside an apartment doorway, the recipient’s two open hands reach forward to accept a small potted plant from a smiling neighbor in the corridor. The neighbor still supports the pot underneath while gently lowering it into the waiting hands.

くれる

kureru

to give to me or someone close

The receiver is the speaker or someone close to them. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

母ははがミシンをくれた。
My mother gave me a sewing machine.
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ボートをくれないか。
Can you give me a boat?
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トムがそれ、くれたの？
Was Tom the one who gave you that?
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