watashi wa rirekisho o haha ni mite moraimashita

topic particle

Breakdown of watashi wa rirekisho o haha ni mite moraimashita

• 私わたし: I
• を: direct object particle
• 母はは: mother

Questions & Answers about watashi wa rirekisho o haha ni mite moraimashita

What does 見てもらいました mean grammatically?

It is て-form + もらう, a very common pattern in Japanese.

• 見て = the て-form of 見る (to look at / to check)
• もらいました = past polite form of もらう (to receive)

When you combine them, Vて もらう means to receive the favor/benefit of someone doing something.

So 見てもらいました does not just mean looked. It means something like:

• had someone look at it
• got someone to look at it
• received the favor of someone checking it

This pattern focuses on the action as something beneficial to the speaker.

Why is 母 marked with に?

In Vて もらう, the person who does the action is often marked with に.

So in:

• 母に見てもらいました

母に means by my mother / from my mother, depending on how you explain it in English.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• 私は = as for me
• 母に = from my mother / by my mother
• 見てもらいました = received the favor of having it checked

So に marks the person who performed the helpful action.