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もらう to receive

もらう is the #213 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to receive” and is pronounced [mo̞ɾa̠ɯ̟].

#213frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of もらう

FormWhat it isMeaning
もらったpastreceived
もらわpresentreceive
もらえcommandreceive!
もらわれるpassivebe received
もらわないnegativedo not receive
もらわずnegativereceiving (stem form)
もらいますpolite
もらえばconditionalif ... receive
もらはirrealisreceiving (stem form)
もらへrealisreceiving (stem form)
もらへcommandreceive!
もらはずnegativedo not receive
もらへどcontrastive
もらはばconditionalif ... receive
もらひきpastreceived
もらひけりpastreceived
もらひつpastreceived
もらひぬpastreceived
もらへりpastreceiving (stem form)
もらひたりpastreceiving (stem form)
貰うalternative, kanji

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