くれる
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
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| 呉れる (rare) |
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「くれる」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
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| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
くれる | くれる | |
| Imperative (命令形) | くれ | くれ | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | - | - | - |
| Causative | くれさせる | くれさせる | |
| Potential | - | - | - |
| Volitional | くれよう | くれよー | |
| Negative | くれない | くれない | |
| Negative perfective | くれなかった | くれなかった | |
| Formal | くれます | くれます | |
| Perfective | くれた | くれた | |
| Conjunctive | くれて | くれて | |
| Hypothetical conditional | くれれば | くれれば | |
Verb
くれる • (kureru) ichidan (stem くれ (kure), past くれた (kureta))
- to give to me, to us, or to someone close to me
- to do something for me, for us, or for someone close to me
Usage notes
- The receiver is always the speaker or someone close to the speaker such as a family member.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "呉れる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 呉れ | くれ | kure | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 呉れ | くれ | kure | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 呉れる | くれる | kureru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 呉れる | くれる | kureru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 呉れれ | くれれ | kurere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 呉れ¹ | くれ¹ | kure¹ | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 呉れられる | くれられる | kurerareru | |
| Causative | 呉れさせる 呉れさす |
くれさせる くれさす |
kuresaseru kuresasu | |
| Potential | 呉れられる 呉れれる² |
くれられる くれれる² |
kurerareru kurereru² | |
| Volitional | 呉れよう | くれよう | kureyō | |
| Negative | 呉れない 呉れぬ 呉れん |
くれない くれぬ くれん |
kurenai kurenu kuren | |
| Negative continuative | 呉れず | くれず | kurezu | |
| Formal | 呉れます | くれます | kuremasu | |
| Perfective | 呉れた | くれた | kureta | |
| Conjunctive | 呉れて | くれて | kurete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 呉れれば | くれれば | kurereba | |
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¹ Irregular imperative | ||||
Synonyms
- (honorific) 下さる (kudasaru)
See also
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of くれる – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, くれる (kureru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as くれる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くれる.) |