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12 Oct 2021
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What is the difference between 誕生日に指輪を買ってもらった and 誕生日に指輪を買ってくれた ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 誕生日に指輪を買ってもらった and 誕生日に指輪を買ってくれた ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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12 Oct 2021
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- Japanese
もらう means you get something from others and くれる means somebody gives something to you.
When X gives you a present, you can say;
プレゼントをもらった。[ (I) Got a present.] or
プレゼントをくれた。[(He/She) Gave (me) a present.]
If you want to refer to X, then, you can say;
Xからプレゼントをもらった[ (I) Got a present from X.] or
Xがプレゼントをくれた。[ X gave (me) a present.]
So,
指輪を買ってもらった means " Got a ring (from somebody)." and
指輪を買ってくれた means " (He/She) bought (me) a ring."
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- Japanese
The subject is different.
"私は" 誕生日に指輪を買ってもらった
I was bought a ring on my birthday
"彼は" 誕生日に指輪を買ってくれた
He bought me a ring on my birthday.
- Japanese
もらう means you get something from others and くれる means somebody gives something to you.
When X gives you a present, you can say;
プレゼントをもらった。[ (I) Got a present.] or
プレゼントをくれた。[(He/She) Gave (me) a present.]
If you want to refer to X, then, you can say;
Xからプレゼントをもらった[ (I) Got a present from X.] or
Xがプレゼントをくれた。[ X gave (me) a present.]
So,
指輪を買ってもらった means " Got a ring (from somebody)." and
指輪を買ってくれた means " (He/She) bought (me) a ring."
- Portuguese (Brazil)

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