What is the difference between 閉​め​る (shimeru) and くれ​る (kureru)?


What is the difference between 閉める
([shimeru](https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/dictionary/index.cfm?j=shimeru&e=&search=Search%20%3E))
and くれる
([kureru](https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/dictionary/index.cfm?j=kureru&e=&search=Search%20%3E))?
Both mean close, but when would you use one over the other.

Please explain making reference to these examples:

Example 1:

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    (私が)寒いので、窓を閉めてください
    (watashi ga) samui no de, mado o shimete kudasai 
    Please close the window because I am cold
    
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Example 2:

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    もう少し窓を閉めてくれませんか
    mō sukoshi mado o shimete kuremasen ka
    Please close the window more
    
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Why does one use 閉​め​る
([shimeru](https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/dictionary/index.cfm?j=shimeru&e=&search=Search%20%3E))
and the other uses くれ​る
([kureru](https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/dictionary/index.cfm?j=kureru&e=&search=Search%20%3E))?




In **both** your examples the verb to close is 閉める.

The くれる you are seeing in example 2 has nothing to do with closing.
窓を閉めてくれませんか literally means "won't you give me (the favour of) closing the
window". くれる means "to give" and it is one of the famous giving and receiving
verbs that are explained in many books and online tutorials.

くれる apparently does have a meaning of "to close" as in to come to an end, but
I'm not familiar with its usage, and it is certainly not the meaning in your
example.




In **both** your examples the verb to close is 閉める.

The くれる you are seeing in example 2 has nothing to do with closing.
窓を閉めてくれませんか literally means "won't you give me (the favour of) closing the
window". くれる means "to give" and it is one of the famous giving and receiving
verbs that are explained in many books and online tutorials.

くれる apparently does have a meaning of "to close" as in to come to an end, but
I'm not familiar with its usage, and it is certainly not the meaning in your
example.

