Noun を くれる

At a glance

[Giver] が [Thing] を くれる means "someone gives [thing] to me" or to someone on my side, such as a family member. The giver is always someone other than the speaker.

[Giver] が (私に) [Thing] を くれる。

友ともだちが本ほんをくれました。 My friend gave me a book.

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How to form it

The giver takes が and the thing takes を. The receiver takes に, but 私わたしに is usually left out. くれる is a る-verb. When the giver is higher in status, such as a teacher, use the honorific くださる.

The polite form of くださる is くださいます, not くださります.