Meaning
Shows that someone does something beneficial for the speaker or the speaker’s group.
Formation
- て form + くれる: 撮ってくれました
- The doer takes が; the receiver is me or my circle
When to use it
- Core use
- Someone does it for me
Example
友だちが写真を撮ってくれました
My friend took a picture for me.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.