I Love Kanjiくれる (kureru)
くれる is a Japanese verb meaning “to give; to let (one) have”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- くれる
- Romaji
- kureru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to give; to let (one) have · ichidan verb (くれる), transitive · usually written in kana · the receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker
- to give · ichidan verb (くれる), transitive · usually written in kana · often as くれてやる; shows mild disdain for the receiver
- to do for one; to take the trouble to do · auxiliary verb, ichidan verb (くれる) · usually written in kana · after the -te form of a verb
- to do to someone's disadvantage · auxiliary verb, ichidan verb (くれる) · usually written in kana · after the -te form of a verb
Example sentences
時間通りに行かなければならないから、明日は待たさないでくれよ。
We have to be there on time, so don't stand me up tomorrow!
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of くれる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | くれる | くれる kureru |
| Polite (~masu) | くれます | くれます kuremasu |
| Negative | くれない | くれない kurenai |
| Polite negative | くれません | くれません kuremasen |
| Past | くれた | くれた kureta |
| Polite past | くれました | くれました kuremashita |
| Negative past | くれなかった | くれなかった kurenakatta |
| Te-form | くれて | くれて kurete |
| Potential | くれられる | くれられる kurerareru |
| Passive | くれられる | くれられる kurerareru |
| Causative | くれさせる | くれさせる kuresaseru |
| Volitional | くれよう | くれよう kureyou |
| Imperative | くれ | くれ kure |
| Conditional (~ba) | くれれば | くれれば kurereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1269130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.