〜(て)もらう
To have someone do/To receive
About
もらう means "to receive" and always moves towards the speaker. もらう can be combined with a て form verb to express that the speaker had someone perform an action for them.
E.g. 本を買ってもらった。
"I had someone buy a book for me."
In ～てもらう sentences, the speaker does もらう while the other person does the て form verb. The doer of the て form verb is marked by に, the indirect object marker.
もらう means "to receive"
もらう moves towards the speaker
When もらう is attached to a て form verb, the doer of the verb is marked by に
Summary
Explained in
elementary #81
～あげる・～くれる・～もらう: Receiving and Giving
Example Sentences
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