くださる
- Expression
- くださる
- Category
- sonkeigo (honorific)
- Plain equivalent
- くれる
- Level
- N3
- When to use it
Used when a superior does something for the speaker. Learners often confuse this with honorific verbs for the speaker's own actions.
- Example
先生が本を貸してくださいました。 (The teacher kindly lent me a book.)