The meaning of もらう in this sentence


  * **それは、気をつけてもらいたいな。**

  1. I'm not sure what 気をつけてもらいたい means here.

  2. I think some parts are omitted but I can't seem to figure that out. I think the meaning is "I want you to be safe for me."

  * Is the meaning the same if you just make it into 気をつけてください？




It does essentially mean the same thing as `気をつけてください`, just with different
nuance.

It does literally mean something like "I want you to be safe for me." But I
would say "I want you to be _careful_ for me" would be a better translation.
Maybe they don't care whether you stay safe or not, they just don't want you
to total their car that you're borrowing.

It's not as polite as `気をつけてください`. It sounds like you are speaking to someone
who is lesser than you (or perhaps a close friend). I also feel it implies you
think the person might not be careful if you don't specifically warn them to
be.

The meaning of もらう specifically in this sentence is to "have X done for me".
It is used after the て form of a verb to indicate what is being done. [Further
reading](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-
grammar/%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%86-te-
morau-%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%84%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84-te-moraitai-
meaning/)




It does essentially mean the same thing as `気をつけてください`, just with different
nuance.

It does literally mean something like "I want you to be safe for me." But I
would say "I want you to be _careful_ for me" would be a better translation.
Maybe they don't care whether you stay safe or not, they just don't want you
to total their car that you're borrowing.

It's not as polite as `気をつけてください`. It sounds like you are speaking to someone
who is lesser than you (or perhaps a close friend). I also feel it implies you
think the person might not be careful if you don't specifically warn them to
be.

The meaning of もらう specifically in this sentence is to "have X done for me".
It is used after the て form of a verb to indicate what is being done. [Further
reading](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-
grammar/%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%86-te-
morau-%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%84%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84-te-moraitai-
meaning/)

