Xは 私に Nを くれます (X wa watashi ni N o kuremasu) — Someone gives me something
A gift coming toward me.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
The third verb くれます: someone gives to me or my family.
How to attach
The giver is the topic (は), the receiver 私に, the thing を: ともだちは私に本をくれます (My friend gives me a book).
Versus what you know
- In Lesson 7 we learned あげます (I give to others) and もらいます (I receive from others).
- With もらいます: same event, different viewpoint — with くれます the giver is the topic, with もらいます the receiver (me) is.
Watch out
The direction of くれます is always "from others toward me" — never for me giving (私は〜にくれます ❌).
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
ともだちは私に本をくれます。
ともだちはわたしにほんをくれます。
My friend gives me a book.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The giver ともだち ──> [ + は ] ──> ともだちは ──> the receiver 私 ──> [ + に ] ──> 私に ──> 本 ──> [ + を ] ──> direction: someone else ➔ me ➔ [ + くれます ] ──> My friend gives me a book.
母は私に水をくれます。
はははわたしにみずをくれます。
My mother gives me water.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The giver 母 ──> [ + は ] ──> 母は ──> 私 ──> [ + に ] ──> 水 ──> [ + を ] ──> [ + くれます ] ──> My mother gives me water.
先生は私にペンをくれました。
せんせいはわたしにペンをくれました。
The teacher gave me a pen.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The giver 先生 ──> [ + は ] ──> 先生は ──> 私 ──> [ + に ] ──> ペン ──> [ + を ] ──> [ + くれました (past) ] ──> The teacher gave me a pen.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Which sentence means "my friend gives me a book"?
💡 Hint: Giver takes 「は」, and me takes 「私に」.
The giving friend is the topic (は), I am 「私に」, the thing takes 「を」, then 「くれます」.
Fill the blank: 母は私___水をくれます。
💡 Hint: The receiver is marked by 「に」.
「私に」= to me; the receiving side is always marked with 「に」.
Which verb means "gives to me"?
💡 Hint: Direction is from another toward me.
「くれます」= another gives to me; 「あげます」is I give to another.
Your score: /3