sensei ni sakubun no tensaku o shite moraimashita.

I had the teacher correct my composition.

Breakdown of sensei ni sakubun no tensaku o shite moraimashita.

• を: direct object particle
• 先せん生せい: teacher
• の: possessive case particle
• に: indirect object particle

Questions & Answers about sensei ni sakubun no tensaku o shite moraimashita.

What does 〜てもらいました mean here?

〜てもらいました means received the favor of someone doing something.

So:

• してもらいました = (I) had someone do it for me / (someone) did it for me
• In this sentence, it implies that the speaker benefited from the teacher’s action.

A very literal breakdown is:

• 添削をして = do the correction
• もらいました = received

So the whole pattern is:

• [person] に [action in て-form] もらう
• receive the favor of [person] doing [action]

This pattern often carries a feeling of appreciation or benefit, not just a neutral statement of fact.

Why is 先生 followed by に?

In 〜てもらう, the person who does the action is usually marked by に.

So here:

• 先生に = from the teacher / by the teacher
• It marks the person from whom the speaker received the favor.

In other words:

• 先生に 添削をしてもらいました
• I had the teacher do the correction for me

This に is not the destination to from English. It marks the person involved in giving the favor.

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