もらう

もらう · morau · JLPT N4 · verb-godan

to receive

🎁 sounds like more-ow: you receive MORE, OW, my arms are full

Morau sounds like more + ow. Someone keeps handing you more gifts until you say ow from the weight. It is the humble everyday verb for getting something from another person, the receiver's side of ageru (to give).

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