〜てもらいます
receive a favor
Use this pattern to shape a complete, natural Japanese thought.
Remember it
Connect the meaning to its sound: say “〜てもらいます” aloud once.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜てもらいます」 means "receive a favor". Structure: Verb te-form + もらいます. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Read the example aloud, then replace one detail with something from your own life.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
At work
Example 1同僚に会議を手伝ってもらいました。
どうりょう に かいぎ を てつだって もらいました。
douryou ni kaigi o tetsudatte moraimashita.
I had a coworker help me with the meeting.
At work
Example 2同僚に紹介を手伝ってもらいました。
どうりょう に しょうかい を てつだって もらいました。
douryou ni shoukai o tetsudatte moraimashita.
I had a coworker help me with the introduction.
At work
Example 3同僚に経験を手伝ってもらいました。
どうりょう に けいけん を てつだって もらいました。
douryou ni keiken o tetsudatte moraimashita.
I had a coworker help me with the experience.
At work
Example 4同僚に翻訳を手伝ってもらいました。
どうりょう に ほんやく を てつだって もらいました。
douryou ni hon'yaku o tetsudatte moraimashita.
I had a coworker help me with the translation.
At work
Example 5同僚に給料を手伝ってもらいました。
どうりょう に きゅうりょう を てつだって もらいました。
douryou ni kyuuryou o tetsudatte moraimashita.
I had a coworker help me with the salary.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
Test your memory
Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
I had a coworker help me with the meeting.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜てもらいます.
Remember tomorrow
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