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もらう (morau)

to receive

  • JLPT N5
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 0
  • #208 most frequent

Meaning

もらう (morau) is a JLPT N5 verb meaning “to receive”.

Example sentences 10

彼女かのじょからプレゼントをもらいました。

I got a present from her.

これをもらいます。

I'll take this one.

彼かれは孤児こじを貰もらった。

He received an orphan.

ボーナスをもらった。

I got a bonus.

Conjugation table

もらう is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryもらうmorau
Negativeもらわないmorawanai
Pastもらったmoratta
Past negativeもらわなかったmorawanakatta
Polite (ます)もらいますmoraimasu
Polite negativeもらいませんmoraimasen
Polite pastもらいましたmoraimashita
Polite past negativeもらいませんでしたmoraimasendeshita
Te-formもらってmoratte
Conditional (ば)もらえばmoraeba
Conditional (たら)もらったらmorattara
Potentialもらえるmoraeru
Passiveもらわれるmorawareru
Causativeもらわせるmorawaseru
Causative-passiveもらわせられるmorawaserareru
Volitionalもらおうmoraou
Volitional politeもらいましょうmoraimashou
Imperativeもらえmorae
Desire (たい)もらいたいmoraitai

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