Meanings

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto give; to let (one) havethe receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto giveoften as くれてやる; shows mild disdain for the receiver
3. auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto do for one; to take the trouble to doafter the -te form of a verb
4. auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto do to someone's disadvantageafter the -te form of a verb

Examples

• 腕を放してくれ。

  Let go of my arm.

• 卵を焼いてくれ。

  Fry an egg for me.

• 話を聞かせてくれ。

  I want a full report though.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 呉れる

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