[Verb; Te Form ] + AgeruAgeru is a class 2 verb that means "to give." When it's preceded by the te form of a verb, it describes the giving of service. It implies that the action was performed for someone else's benefit.Tomu-san wa Hanako-san no eigo no machigai o naoshita.トムさんは花子さんの英語の間違いを直した。Tomu-san wa Hanako-san no eigo no machigai o naoshite ageta.トムさんは花子さんの英語の間違いを直してあげた。"Tom corrected Hanako's English mistakes. "These two sentences basically have the same meaning. However, sentence 1 is an objective statement, which merely states the fact that "Tom corrected Hanako's English mistakes." Sentence 2, on the other hand, has the implication that "Tom corrected Hanako's mistakes as a favor to her" because she asked him to do so; or because he believed that Hanako would learn from the corrections and that his action would benefit her.

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