くださる

くださる · kudasaru · JLPT N4 · verb-godan

to give

🎁 くださる = 下さる: to hand DOWN, from 下 (below) — a superior gives to me

Written 下さる, built on 下 (down). The giver is placed above you, so the gift comes down to you. Its irregular form ください (please give me) is the same verb, so every ください you say is a polite request for someone to kudasaru.

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