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Understand the perspective behind giving and receiving so simple exchange sentences become much easier to read and create.
あげる means 'give' from the giver's side or toward someone else. くれる means 'give to me / us' or toward the speaker's side. The difference is viewpoint, not the object itself.
わたしは妹に本をあげた。
I gave my younger sister a book.
あげた is from the giver's side: I gave it to my sister.
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友だちはわたしに本をくれた。
My friend gave me a book.
くれた shows something was given to the speaker's side.
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