～て  もらう・～て  いただく
Get Someone to do Something

This structure expresses the ideas of getting someone to do something or (particularly with いただく) of someone doing something for you as a favour.
This structure also expresses the idea of receiving an action as a favour from someone.
In this sense, the structure is very similar to the use of もらう that we learnt in Year 11.
Example:
Here are some examples that show ～て  もらう・～て  いただく in various situations and various tenses:
ぼくは、お父さんに　おべんとうを　つくってもらいました。
  • I got my father to make my obentō. 
私は、先生に　正しいこたえを　教えて いただきたい です。
  • I want to get the teacher to tell me the correct answer. 
Often, the giver and/or receiver are left out of the sentence, especially if that part is obvious, and the important part is the receiving of the favour /OR/ the fact that you got someone else to do it for you.
電気を　けして もらえますか。
  • Could I get you to turn off the lights? 
今回の話を聞いて いただいて、ありがとうございました。
  • Thank you for listening to this speech.
Notes:
  • This structure is used to express that you (or someone in your group) receives the favour, NOT when you do a favour for someone else.
  • You can leave the receiver and/or the giver out of the sentence.
  • Use ～ていただく instead of ～てもらう when you need to convey a sense of respect towards the person doing the favour for you.
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PRACTISE USING ～てもらう AND ～ていただく ON QUIZLET