What is the meaning of もらう here?


I know that もらう has the meaning of 'get' or 'receive', but I am confused with
it when it is used in the sentence below:

> 面白いのでたくさんの人に読んで **もらい** たい

How do I understand the auxiliary verb 'もらう' in this sentence? Can anyone help
me translate the sentence to English, please ?




This is the `〜てもらう` form. It means to have/get someone to do something (often
as a favour for you). The focus is on the speaker's action more than the
person doing the favour; Contrast this with `〜てくれる` (参考: [Is it ok to use
～て下さりました instead of ～ていただきました?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/402/78)).

>   * 面白いのでたくさんの人に読んでもらいたい → This is very interesting, so I'd like (to get) a
> lot of people to read it.
>

Note that here, without further context this is more of a neutral wish than
focusing on actually receiving a favour (roughly equivalent to `〜てほしい`).

