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伝える (つたえる, tsutaeru) Japanese meaning: convey | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 伝える · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 伝つた える 伝つた えない Polite 伝つた えます 伝つた えません Past polite 伝つた えました 伝つた えませんでした Past 伝つた えた 伝つた えなかった Te-form 伝つた えて 伝つた えないで Desire 伝つた えたい 伝つた えたくない Potential 伝つた えられる also 伝つた えれる 伝つた えられない also 伝つた えれない Passive 伝つた えられる 伝つた えられない Causative 伝つた えさせる 伝つた えさせない Causative passive 伝つた えさせられる 伝つた えさせられない Volitional 伝つた えよう Polite volitional 伝つた えましょう Imperative 伝つた えろ 伝つた えるな Conditional 伝つた えれば 伝つた えなければ Tara conditional 伝つた えたら 伝つた えなかったら
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Please tell everyone the news.
This tradition has been passed down for generations.
He couldn't convey his feelings well.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 〈 事こと 〉 を 伝つた える to tell someone something; to convey something to someone
I forgot to tell her the time of the meeting.
電でん 話わ で 伝つた える to convey something by phone
I'll tell you the details later by phone.
気き 持も ちを 伝つた える to convey one's feelings
I couldn't bring myself to tell him how I felt.
伝でん 統とう を 伝つた える to pass down a tradition
This festival has passed down its tradition for hundreds of years.
Expressions 考かんが えを 伝つた える convey one's thoughts; communicate one's ideas Kanji 伝 transmit, go along, walk along Transitive / intransitive Related words· 12 知らせる focuses on notifying someone of a fact, while 伝える covers a broader range of conveying messages, feelings, or traditions.
話す simply means to speak or talk, whereas 伝える stresses successfully getting a message across to someone.
告げる is a slightly literary way to announce or declare something, while 伝える is the everyday, general word for conveying information.
伝える is the general verb for conveying information, while 取り次ぐ specifically implies relaying it through an intermediary or on someone's behalf.
Show 8 more 教える in its 'tell/inform' sense overlaps with 伝える, but 伝える focuses purely on conveying a message or fact without implying instruction.
伝える is the everyday verb for telling or conveying something, while 伝達 is a more formal noun/suru-verb used in technical, administrative, or systematic contexts.
伝える means to convey or pass on information directly to someone, whereas 広める implies making that information spread widely across many people.
Word family· 16 tradition; legend; oral tradition
legend; tradition; handed-down story
legend; traditional story; handed-down tale
oral instruction; verbal teaching · word-of-mouth; passing information orally · oral tradition
Written forms 伝つた える Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; the only kanji form.
つたえる Usage 2%
Etymology Compound of 伝 (つた, 'transmit') + える (verb-forming suffix). The root つた is also seen in 伝わる (つたわる, intransitive).
ずる
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伝える is a general, everyday verb for conveying information, while 報ずる is reserved for formal news reporting or announcements.
伝える is the general, everyday verb for conveying information, whereas 知らす is a more formal or archaic word for informing someone.
伝える is a general word for conveying information to someone, whereas 報じる specifically implies public reporting, often by media.
伝える focuses on conveying information or a message to someone, while 物語る emphasizes recounting it as a coherent story.
伝える is a neutral, everyday verb for passing on information, lacking the authoritative and formal tone that 言い渡す carries.
underarm forward body drop
Show 6 more exchange messages; communicate; share thoughts
forgetting to mention; omission; missing message
learn by hearsay; hear from others
hearsay; secondhand information
proclaim; preach; declare publicly
record for posterity; write down to pass on
