貰う
もらう
hepburn morau
to receive
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 友達から手紙をもらいました。I received a letter from my friend.
- 先生から本をいただきました。I humbly received a book from the teacher.
Collocations
もらう (morau, receive)いただく (itadaku, humbly receive)あげる (ageru, give)プレゼントをもらう (purezento o morau, get present)〜てもらう (te morau, have someone do)
Mnemonic
Morau (もらう) is a godan verb — "to receive." Together with ageru / kureru, it forms the give-receive triad. Humble register: itadaku (いただく). "Sensei kara hon o itadakimashita" sounds right with a teacher. The auxiliary use ~te morau is the key challenge — tomodachi ni tetsudatte moratta (I had my friend help me / my friend helped at my request) marks the speaker as the beneficiary of a requested action. The triad ~te morau / ~te kureru / ~te ageru is a Japanese-specific grammar layer for action directionality and gratitude, with no direct English / Korean equivalent. Korean "batda / batjao-da / batjap-da" has only formality, not directionality.
Quick check
Natural verb when a teacher gave you a book?