～てくれる
Someone kindly does something for me
You'll be able to describe an action another person performs for you or someone close to you.
蓮が宿題を手伝ってくれました。
ren ga shukudai o tetsudatte kuremashita.
What do you think this sentence means?
Ren helped me with my homework.
Receive a favor from someone acting
～てくれる describes someone doing something that benefits the speaker or someone the speaker identifies with. The helper remains the subject of the sentence.
母がお弁当を作ってくれました。
haha ga obentou o tsukutte kuremashita.
My mother made lunch for me.
Form and use ～てくれる
The beneficiary is often omitted because the speaker’s viewpoint supplies it. For a respected helper, ～てくださる is the honorific counterpart. Track perspective rather than translating only the English word “give.”
母がお弁当を作ってくれました。
haha ga obentou o tsukutte kuremashita.
My mother made lunch for me.
友達が道を教えてくれました。
tomodachi ga michi o oshiete kuremashita.
My friend showed me the way.
駅員さんが切符の買い方を教えてくれました。
ekiinsan ga kippu no kaikata o oshiete kuremashita.
The station attendant showed me how to buy a ticket.
友だちが引っ越しを手伝ってくれました。
tomodachi ga hikkoshi o tetsudatte kuremashita.
My friends helped me move.
雨だったので、父が駅まで車で送ってくれました。
ame datta node, chichi ga eki made kuruma de okutte kuremashita.
It was raining, so my father drove me to the station.
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