> **前田は僕に辞書をあげた。**  
>  **前田は僕に辞書をくれた。**  
>  **前田は僕に辞書をやりました。**  
>  Maeda gave me a dictionary.

These sentences have the same meaning. The first sentence used "ageta" as a
verb, the second used "kureta", and the third used "yarimashita". What is the
difference between these sentences? Are all of these sentences correct?
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grammar giving-and-receiving
Difference among these sentences
Having an understanding of the 上下関係 and うちそと in Japanese culture might make
this easier to understand.

There will always be exceptions but a simple way of thinking about it is:

  * くれる if you are the receiver. This is also true if the receiver is someone from your うち and the giver is from your そと (like a family friend giving something to your kid).
  * やる emphasizes the lower status of the receiver. So it's usually used if the receiver is an animal, or if used as an accessory verb, to make it especially humble.
  * あげる for all other cases.
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