Japanese

てもらう

みてもらう
Meaning: to have (someone) look at; to have checked
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見てもらう 見てもらわない
Polite 見てもらいます 見てもらいません
Past 見てもらった 見てもらわなかった
Polite + Past 見てもらいました 見てもらいませんでした
Te-form 見てもらって 見てもらわなくて
Potential 見てもらえる 見てもらえない
Passive 見てもらわれる 見てもらわれない
Causative 見てもらわせる 見てもらわせない
Causative + Passive 見てもらわされる 見てもらわされない
Imperative 見てもらえ 見てもらうな

Handwriting

見
て
も
ら
う

Example

I had the doctor look at my wound.

Usage Notes

A combination of 'miru' (to see) and 'morau' (to receive), expressing that someone checks something for your benefit.

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