Breakdown of hikkosigyousya ni asa hatizi ni kite moraukoto ni simasita.
Questions & Answers about hikkosigyousya ni asa hatizi ni kite moraukoto ni simasita.
Why is に used after 引っ越し業者?
Because ~てもらう marks the person or group you receive the action from with に.
So in:
- 引っ越し業者に来てもらう
the movers are the ones who will do the action of coming, and the speaker is the one who benefits from or arranges that action.
A very literal breakdown is:
- 引っ越し業者に = from the moving company / by the movers
- 来てもらう = have them come / get them to come
This is different from を, which would mark a direct object.
Why are there two に particles in the sentence?
They do two different jobs.
引っ越し業者に
marks who will perform the action in the ~てもらう pattern朝八時に
marks the time when the action happens
So even though they are both に, they are not the same kind of に.
What does 来てもらう mean exactly?
来てもらう is the て-form + もらう pattern.
It means something like:
- to have someone come
- to get someone to come
- to have someone come for you
The key nuance is that the speaker sees the action as something done for their benefit or as something they arranged/requested.
Compare:
- 引っ越し業者が来る = the movers will come
- 引っ越し業者に来てもらう = I’ll have the movers come / I’ll get the movers to come
The second one sounds more like an arrangement or service that the speaker is making use of.
Why use 来てもらう instead of just 来る?
Because 来る only says that they come.
来てもらう adds the idea that the speaker is having them come as part of an arrangement.
Compare:
引っ越し業者が朝八時に来ることにしました
= I decided that the movers will come at 8 a.m.引っ越し業者に朝八時に来てもらうことにしました
= I decided to have the movers come at 8 a.m.
The second version sounds more natural if you are talking about booking or arranging a service.
What does ことにしました mean here?
ことにしました means decided to do.
It is built from:
- verb dictionary form / verb phrase
- ことにする = to decide to do ...
- ことにしました = decided to do ...
So:
- 来てもらうことにしました
means:
- I decided to have them come
- or in context, I arranged for them to come
In real-life situations like this, ことにしました can sound close to I decided/settled on that plan.
Why is it 来てもらうことにしました and not 来てもらいました?
Because the sentence is talking about the decision/arrangement, not the completed event itself.
来てもらいました = they came for me / I had them come
This sounds like the coming already happened.来てもらうことにしました = I decided to have them come
This focuses on the plan or decision.
So if the movers are scheduled to come later, ことにしました is the natural choice.
Why is there no 私は in the sentence?
Because Japanese often leaves out subjects and topics when they are understood from context.
Even without 私は, it is natural to understand that the speaker means something like:
- (私は) 引っ越し業者に朝八時に来てもらうことにしました。
Japanese frequently omits:
- I
- we
- he/she
- sometimes even objects
if they are obvious from the situation.
Is 引っ越し業者 singular or plural?
Why is it 朝八時 and not 朝の八時?
Both are possible, but 朝八時 is very common and natural.
- 朝八時に = at 8 in the morning
- 朝の八時に = at 8 in the morning
The version without の is concise and frequently used in schedules, plans, and everyday speech.
So:
- 朝八時に来てもらう
sounds perfectly normal.
What role does こと play in 来てもらうことにしました?
こと turns the verb phrase into something noun-like, so it can be the object of 決める/する-type expressions.
Think of it like this:
- 来てもらう = have them come
- 来てもらうこと = the act/plan of having them come
- 来てもらうことにしました = decided on the act/plan of having them come
You do not need to translate こと every time, but grammatically it helps package the action into a decision.
Is this sentence polite?
Yes. The sentence ends in しました, which is polite past.
Notice that the earlier verbs stay in plain form:
- 来て
- もらう
- する → しました
That is normal in Japanese. Usually only the final verb shows the sentence’s politeness level.
So this is a standard polite sentence.
Could I say 引っ越し業者を朝八時に来させることにしました instead?
Grammatically you could build a sentence with 来させる, but it gives a very different nuance.
- 来てもらう = have them come / arrange for them to come / receive the favor/service
- 来させる = make/let them come
With a service provider like movers, 来てもらう is much more natural because you are arranging a service, not forcing them.
So 来てもらう is the better choice here.
What is the overall structure of the sentence?
A useful breakdown is:
- 引っ越し業者に = from/by the moving company
- 朝八時に = at 8 a.m.
- 来て = come
- もらう = receive that action / have them do it
- ことにしました = decided to do that
So the structure is basically:
- [person/service provider] に [time] に [verb-て] もらう ことにしました
This pattern is very useful for saying things like:
友達に手伝ってもらうことにしました。
I decided to have a friend help me.先生に見てもらうことにしました。
I decided to have the teacher look at it.業者に修理してもらうことにしました。
I decided to have a company repair it.
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