At a glance
~に あげます means "give (something) to someone". It is used when the speaker, or another person, gives something to someone else. It is not used when the receiver is the speaker.
[Giver] は [Receiver] に [Thing] を あげます。
私は友達にプレゼントをあげました。 I gave my friend a present.
How to form it
The receiver takes に and the thing takes を. あげる is a る-verb and conjugates like this:
| Form | Polite | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Present | あげます | あげる |
| Negative | あげません | あげない |
| Past | あげました | あげた |
| Past negative | あげませんでした | あげなかった |
| Part | Particle | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Giver | は (or が) | 私は |
| Receiver | に | 友達に |
| Thing | を | 本を |