もらう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
貰う

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of もらう
Plain もらう らう [mòráú]
Conjunctive もらって らって [mòrátté]
Perfective もらった らった [mòráttá]
Negative もらわない らわない [mòráwánáí]
Negative perfective もらわなかった らわなかった [mòráwánáꜜkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional もらえば らえ [mòráéꜜbà]
Past conditional もらったら らった [mòráttáꜜrà]
Imperative もらえ らえ [mòráé]
Volitional もらおう らお [mòráóꜜò]
Desiderative もらいたい らいたい [mòráítáí]
Formal もらいます らいま [mòráímáꜜsù]
Formal negative もらいません らいませ [mòráímáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional もらいましょう らいましょ [mòráímáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective もらいました らいました [mòráímáꜜshìtà]
Continuative もらい
もらいに
らい
らいに
[mòráí]
[mòráí ní]
Negative continuative もらわず
もらわずに
らわず
らわずに
[mòráwázú]
[mòráwázú ní]
Passive もらわれる らわれる [mòráwárérú]
Causative もらわせる
もらわす
らわせる
らわす
[mòráwásérú]
[mòráwású]
Potential もらえる らえる [mòráérú]

Verb

もらう • (morauもらふ (morafu)?transitive godan (stem もらい (morai), past もらった (moratta))

  1. to receive
    手紙(てがみ)もらいましたか?
    Tegami o moraimashita ka?
    Did you receive a letter?
    (となり)(ひと)から野菜(やさい)もらった
    Tonari no hito kara yasai o moratta.
    I got some vegetables from my neighbor.
  2. to take
    医者(いしゃ)診断(しんだん)もらって(くすり)()(はじ)めた。
    Isha ni shindan o moratte, kusuri o nomi hajimeta.
    Taking my doctor's prescription, I started on a new medication.
  3. (auxiliary) to have (someone) do (something), and thereby benefit [with (conjunctive +) ]
    Synonym: (humble) 頂く
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 15, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 中 両親と私 [My Parents and I]:
      (わたくし)から()ればなにも()()(せん)(せい)(あに)()(かい)してもらう(ひつ)(よう)はなかった。
      Watakushi kara mireba nanimo muri ni sensei o ani ni rikai shite morau hitsuyō wa nakatta.
      From my view, I had no need to force my brother to understand Sensei.
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Conjugation
Conjugation of "もらう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") もらわ morawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") もらい morai
Shūshikei ("terminal") もらう morau
Rentaikei ("attributive") もらう morau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") もらえ morae
Meireikei ("imperative") もらえ morae
Key constructions
Passive もらわれる morawareru
Causative もらわせる
もらわす
morawaseru
morawasu
Potential もらえる moraeru
Volitional もらおう moraō
Negative もらわない morawanai
Negative continuative もらわず morawazu
Formal もらいます moraimasu
Perfective もらった moratta
Conjunctive もらって moratte
Hypothetical conditional もらえば moraeba
Classical conjugation of "もらふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) もらは morafa
Continuative (連用形) もらひ morafi
Terminal (終止形) もらふ morafu
Attributive (連体形) もらふ morafu
Realis (已然形) もらへ morafe
Imperative (命令形) もらへ morafe
Key constructions
Negative もらはず morafazu
Contrasting conjunction もらへど morafedo
Causal conjunction もらへば morafeba
Conditional conjunction もらはば morafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) もらひき morafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) もらひけり morafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) もらひつ morafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) もらひぬ morafinu
Perfect-continuative tense もらへり
もらひたり
moraferi
morafitari
Volitional もらはむ morafamu
See also

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of もらう – see the following entry.
守らう
[verb] (Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out
Alternative spelling
候う
(This term, もらう (morau), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN