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7課 授受表現
Give & receive — あげる/くれる/もらう and form てV
7課

〜てくださる と 〜ていただく

接続:(目上)が Vてくださる ↔ (私)は(目上)に Vていただく
Honorable words of giving - receiving through actions. くださる = respect (viewed from above), いただく = humble (viewed from me).
注意 / Note:Same incident, two points of view. In business letters and emails, 〜ていただき、ありがとうございます is the standard form.
比較 / Compare:先生が教えてくださいました/先生に教えていただきました — same meaning, just different subject.
よく出る形 / Common form:〜ていただき、ありがとうございます。/〜ていただけますか。
先生が推薦状を書いてくださいました。
He wrote a letter of introduction for me.
部長に相談に乗っていただきました。
I was given advice by the department head.
ご協力いただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for your cooperation.

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