〜てくれます~te kuremasu
Te kuremasu (〜てくれます) means “someone does something for me”.
made it for me
Use 「〜てくれます」 when someone does something kind for you or your family, expressing gratitude.
In the course
How it works
Mom makes curry, and I benefit from her kindness. The arrow shows someone doing something for me.
Use 「てくれます」 to describe someone doing something for you. It also conveys your happiness and gratitude.
The person who benefits can also be someone in my family. I can use this form when someone does something kind for them.
The person doing the action is the subject, marked with 「が」. Who makes the curry in the picture? Mom does.
Add 「くれます」 after the verb’s て-form. 「作る」 becomes 「作ってくれます」.
Use 「くれました」 for a kind action that has already happened. In the picture, Mom has finished making the curry.
When someone compliments your tie, say 「彼女が選んでくれました」 to share that she kindly chose it for you.
When it is clear who benefits, “for me” is often left out. In the tie conversation, the listener still knows who received the favor.
Example sentences
- 作っtsukuてteくれましたkuremashita
made it for me
- お母さんokaasanがgaおいしいoishiiカレーkareeをo作っtsuku
In a conversation
- Aいいネクタイですね。
A: That's a nice tie.
- Bこれ？彼女が選んでくれました。
B: This? She picked it out for me.
- A
Check yourself
Level 0 · Conjugate
Change to 〜てくれました: someone did it for you. 〜てくれました
昨日、妹が宿題を（教える）。
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
My mother made a delicious curry for me.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
妹が宿題を教え （丁寧な過去形）。
My younger sister helped me with my homework.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜てくれますsomeone does something for me