JLPT N4 · Verb

もらう (morau)

もらう is a Japanese verb meaning “to receive; to take”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: もらう
Romaji: morau
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to receive; to take; to accept · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to get someone to do something · auxiliary verb, godan verb · usually written in kana · follows a verb in "-te" form
to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

それじゃ、僕はチキンをもらいましょう。

Well then, I'll have chicken.

Tatoeba #205822

あさって彼にここへ来てもらうつもりです。

I will have him come here the day after tomorrow.

Tatoeba #234491

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of もらう

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	もらう	もらう morau
Polite (~masu)	もらいます	もらいます moraimasu
Negative	もらわない	もらわない morawanai
Polite negative	もらいません	もらいません moraimasen
Past	もらった	もらった moratta
Polite past	もらいました	もらいました moraimashita
Negative past	もらわなかった	もらわなかった morawanakatta
Te-form	もらって	もらって moratte
Potential	もらえる	もらえる moraeru
Passive	もらわれる	もらわれる morawareru
Causative	もらわせる	もらわせる morawaseru
Volitional	もらおう	もらおう moraou
Imperative	もらえ	もらえ morae
Conditional (~ba)	もらえば	もらえば moraeba

Source: JMdict entry 1535910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.