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Nounをいただく

To receive or accept something politely; 'to receive', 'to get', 'to accept'.

At a glance

Nounをいただく is the humble way to say "to receive (something)". You use it when you get something from a person of higher status, such as a teacher, a boss or a customer.

[Giver] に/から [Thing] を いただきます。

先生せんせいに本ほんをいただきました。 I received a book from my teacher.


How to form it

The giver takes に or から, and the thing takes を. いただく is a う-verb and conjugates like this:

Form Polite Casual
Present いただきます いただく
Negative いただきません いただかない
Past いただきました いただいた
Past negative いただきませんでした いただかなかった

It attaches to a noun + を. It is humble language, so it usually appears in polite ます speech.

Examples

  • プレゼントをいただきありがとうございます。

    Thank you for the gift that I received.

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