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Japanese · 29 September 2026 · Keigo (Polite & Respectful Speech)

くださる

kudasaruRōmaji

to give / to bestow (respectful)

verb (respectful honorific)

The respectful honorific (Sonkeigo) equivalent of くれる (kureru), used when a superior gives an object or performs a favor for the speaker. It conjugates irregularly in its polite form as くださいます.

In a sentence

先輩がわざわざ私の仕事を手伝ってくださいました。

senpai ga wazawaza watashi no shigoto o tetsudatte kudasaimashita.

My senior went out of their way to help me with my work.

The Japanese word くださる, illustrated
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