上げる I am confused
上げる
shouldn't this be to raise??
the only verb was to give which was apparently correct...
shouldn't this be to raise??
the only verb was to give which was apparently correct...
posted by lharnett
Comments 6
or to elevate?? That is the most common meaning I would have though..
I think that "to raise" or "to elevate" are the answer to 上がる.
上がる = to rise, (rose). 上げる to raise, (raised).
手を挙げる is also correct, so it depends on the usage.- and yes, 上げる is 'to give' but the kanji is not used for it lately (e.g してあげる）. So while it isn't incorrect, for modern Japanese it could be better just to have it in hiragana.
When to use 「あげる」
Vocabulary
あげる (ru-verb) - to give; to raise
私 【わたし】 - me; myself; I
友達 【とも・だち】 - friend
プレゼント - present
これ - this
先生 【せん・せい】 - teacher
車 【くるま】 - car
買う 【か・う】 (u-verb) - to buy
代わり 【か・わり】 - substitute
行く 【い・く】 (u-verb) - to go
学生 【がく・せい】 - student
父【ちち】 - father
いい (i-adj) - good
こと - event, matter
教える 【おし・える】 (ru-verb) - to teach; to inform
「あげる」 is the Japanese word for "to give" seen from the speaker's point of view. You must use this verb when you are giving something or doing something for someone else.
Examples
私が友達にプレゼントをあげた。
I gave present to friend.
これは先生にあげる。
I'll give this to teacher.
In order to express the giving of a favor (verb) you must use the ever useful te-form and then attach 「あげる」. This applies to all the other sections in this lesson as well.
車を買ってあげるよ。
I'll give you the favor of buying a car.
代わりに行ってあげる。
I'll give you the favor of going in your place.
For third-person, this verb is used when the speaker is looking at it from the giver's point of view. We'll see the significance of this when we examine the verb 「くれる」 next.
学生がこれを先生にあげる。
The student give this to teacher. (looking at it from the student's point of view)
友達が父にいいことを教えてあげた。
Friend gave the favor of teaching something good to my dad. (looking at it from the friend's point of view)
