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ÀÓÄÈÎ 440 | GRAMMAR II - 19.03 : ~te kurete arigatoo
 
Grammar II - 19.03 Grammar L4 - 009 Menu - Grammar
～てくれてありがとう ~te kurete arigatoo
  When you want to express gratitude to someone, you can use the te-form + くれてありがとう - kurete arigatoo.
   
手伝ってくれてありがとう。 Thank you for helping me out.

tetsudatte kurete arigatoo.

  
   
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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.

ii tomodachi de ite, kurete arigatoo.

  
   
 

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.
   

推薦状を書いてくださって
ありがとうございました。

Thank you for writing a letter of recommendation for me.
suisenjoo-o kaite kudasatte
arigatoo gozaimashita.