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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

I had my teacher correct my essay.

My older brother will drive me.

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