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もらう (もらう) — to receive, to take, to accept

もらう to receive
Frequency #277 Grade 2 3 characters godan verb (-u) transitive

morau

もらう
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Meanings

  • to receive
  • to take
  • to accept

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. 人(ひと)が くれた ものを 自分(じぶん)の ものに する。

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Verb forms

Meaning Plain Polite
Present

もらう

もらいます

Present negative

もらわない

もらいません

Past

もらった

もらいました

Past negative

もらわなかった

もらいませんでした

Te-form

もらって

もらいまして

Potential

もらえる

もらえます

Potential negative

もらえない

もらえません

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