Japanese Grammar featuring Base TE + kurenai
Won’t you do it for me? Will ya? Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?
Verb (base TE) + kurenai (TE + kureru)
Verb (base TE) + moraenai (TE + Morau)
Verb (base TE) + kudasaimasen ka?
Verb (base TE) + itadakemasen ka?
Won’t you do it for me? Where do it = some verb
Example 1.
Would you watch the kids for me?
Kodomo tachi o mite kurenai?
Example 2.
Won’t you do (wash) the dishes for me? Couldn’t I get you to do the dishes?
Sara o aratte moraenai?
Example 3.
Kashite kureru?
Would you loan it to me?
Example 4.
Kaite kudasaimasu ka?
Could I get you to write?
Next lessons will deal with causative like ikasete moraenai
As always,
Ganbatte Ne!
Do Your Best!
Makurasuki