Doing for someone with 〜てあげる
Grammar: Giving and Receiving » 〜てあげる
The grammar pattern Verb + てあげる presents an action as something done for someone else’s benefit. The giver is usually the speaker or someone on the speaker’s side, and the receiver is another person.
Formation
- Verb て-form + あげる
- 教えてあげる
- "teach someone"
- Person + に + Verb て-form + あげる
- 友達に説明してあげる
- "explain it for a friend"
- Note: に marks the person who receives the benefit.
- Verb て-form + あげて
- 仲良くしてあげて
- "be nice to them"
- Note: The て-form can be used when asking or telling someone to do the beneficial action.
Perspective
With 〜てあげる, the action moves away from the speaker’s side toward someone else.
- シャロがチノに教えてあげる。
- Sharo teaches Chino.
あげる adds that Sharo is doing it as a favor or helpful act for Chino.
Giver and Receiver
The giver is often omitted when it is the speaker. The receiver can be marked with に.
- 妹にお弁当を作ってあげた。
- I made a lunch for my little sister.
The plain action is making a lunch. 〜てあげる adds the direction of benefit toward the little sister. After a case wraps up, Conan parts ways with Kogoro and Ran to do something. When Conan returns home, Ran gets ready to prepare dinner. Hakumei and Mikochi search for a specific café to no avail. A couple of rodents come up from nearby water.Related Grammar
Examples
I'll fix you dinner with 〜てあげる
We'll give you a ride with 〜てあげる
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