てもらう
te-morau
Same arrow. This time I'm the one pulling it.
The picture The action still travels toward me, but now I pull the string. The subject is the hand receiving, not the hand giving.
Where the picture shows up in てもらう
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help I asked for and got
友達に空港まで送ってもらいました。
tomodachi ni kūkō made okutte moraimashita
I got a friend to drive me to the airport.
くれる takes 友達が; もらう takes 友達に. The particle is the giveaway.
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something I need to obtain
部長にサインしてもらいます。
buchō ni sain shite moraimasu
I'll get the manager to sign it.
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the polite way to ask
写真を撮ってもらえますか。
shashin o totte moraemasu ka
Could you take a photo for us?
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what I came away with
医者に薬を出してもらった。
isha ni kusuri o dashite moratta
The doctor gave me some medicine.
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pulling with more respect
少し待っていただけませんか。
sukoshi matte itadakemasen ka
Could you wait a moment, please?
いただく is the humble form of もらう. Use it with customers and superiors.