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Originally Posted by StueyT
I've noticed this in one of my books
X は Y に本をもらいました
X received a book from Y
The Y に confuses me. shouldn't it be Y から？Or is this how it's said in Japanese?
Ta  |
We say both actually, but we probably say に more often.
もらう and あげる are the key verbs for the mastery of natural-sounding Japanese. Learn this pair well now and you will thank yourself later on.
Can you say the same thing as X は Y に本をもらいました using あげる?