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When you want to express gratitude to someone, you can use
the te-form + くれてありがとう -
kurete arigatoo. |
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| 手伝ってくれてありがとう。 |
Thank you for helping me out. |
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tetsudatte kurete arigatoo. |
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*2 You can use this
pattern to say "thank you for being such-and-such a person,"
by using te iru instead of desu. |
| いい友達でいてくれてありがとう。 |
Thank you for being a good friend. |
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ii tomodachi de ite, kurete arigatoo. |
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If you are thanking someone who needs to be
talked to with the honorific language,
you should use te-form + くださってありがとうございました - kudasatte
arigatoo gozaimashita. |
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推薦状を書いてくださって
ありがとうございました。
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Thank you for writing a letter of recommendation for me. |
suisenjoo-o kaite kudasatte
arigatoo gozaimashita. |
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