Grammar › N4 · 02 Favors, passive & causative
〜てもらう: have someone do for me
N4 · 02 Favors, passive & causative
I receive someone's action; I am the subject and the doer takes に.
Verb te-form + もらう. Doer is marked with に (or から). Request: 〜てもらえませんか. Polite/humble: 〜ていただく. Compared with 〜てくれる, the focus is on the receiver.
Examples
先生に作文を直してもらった。
I had my teacher correct my essay.
兄に車で送ってもらいます。
My older brother will drive me.