Arian, Hi,
You are right. Kureru is often used in daily conversation. My wife ( japanese) uses it all the time. If I surprize her by washing the dishes or cleaning up a room she will say something like this to me. "aratte kureta no?" "souji shite kureta no" Did you wash the dishes (for me)? Did you clean this room/ the house (for me(? "no" is an informal question particle. I have dropped the subjects "dishes and room" because native speakers rarely state the subject when it is clearly understood to the speaker and listener. Good luck with your Japanese and all the best with 2006. If you are interested i have some Japanese podcast lessons. Here is the link https://www.talksushi.libsyn.com/ Nick --- In [email protected], "ai3131" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to know about the verb "kureru", which I read is an > honorific meant to refer to in-bound giving. For example, when a man > wants to say "I bought him some tools", one would say "Boku wa kare ni > sukunai no dôgu wo katte ageta." However, if the reciving party (in > this case, his elder brother) were to say "He bought me some tools", > he would say "Kare wa boku ni sukunai no dôgu wo katte kureta". > > I've heard this verb used in Japanese conversation quite often, but I > may be mistaken here. I wait for your reply. A happy New Year's eve to > all. > > - Arian I. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
