贈ぞう呈てい

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贈呈する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	贈ぞう呈ていする	贈ぞう呈ていしない
Polite	贈ぞう呈ていします	贈ぞう呈ていしません
Past polite	贈ぞう呈ていしました	贈ぞう呈ていしませんでした
Past	贈ぞう呈ていした	贈ぞう呈ていしなかった
Te-form	贈ぞう呈ていして	贈ぞう呈ていしないで
Desire	贈ぞう呈ていしたい	贈ぞう呈ていしたくない
Potential	贈ぞう呈ていできる	贈ぞう呈ていできない
Passive	贈ぞう呈ていされる	贈ぞう呈ていされない
Causative	贈ぞう呈ていさせる	贈ぞう呈ていさせない
Causative passive	贈ぞう呈ていさせられる	贈ぞう呈ていさせられない
Volitional	贈ぞう呈ていしよう
Polite volitional	贈ぞう呈ていしましょう
Imperative	贈ぞう呈ていしろ	贈ぞう呈ていするな
Conditional	贈ぞう呈ていすれば	贈ぞう呈ていしなければ
Tara conditional	贈ぞう呈ていしたら	贈ぞう呈ていしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

presentation; bestowal

Formal term for presenting a gift, prize, award, or commemorative item, often at a ceremony or official occasion. Used as a noun or with する.

市し長ちょうから功こう労ろう者しゃに記き念ねん品ひんが贈ぞう呈ていされた。
A commemorative gift was presented to the distinguished citizen by the mayor.
優ゆう勝しょうチームにトロフィーを贈ぞう呈ていする。
We will present a trophy to the winning team.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を贈ぞう呈ていするto formally present something to someone
卒そつ業ぎょう生せいに記き念ねん品ひんを贈ぞう呈ていした。
A commemorative item was presented to the graduates.
贈ぞう呈てい式しきが行おこなわれるa presentation ceremony is held
受じゅ賞しょう者しゃへの贈ぞう呈てい式しきが本ほん社しゃで行おこなわれた。
A presentation ceremony for the award winners was held at the head office.
〈人ひと〉から〈物もの〉を贈ぞう呈ていされるto be presented with something by someone
彼かれは市し長ちょうから記き念ねんのメダルを贈ぞう呈ていされた。
He was presented with a commemorative medal by the mayor.

Kanji

贈presents, send, give to
呈display, offer, present

Related words· 7

授じゅ与よN1
授与 emphasizes formally conferring an honor, degree, or license, while 贈呈 focuses on physically presenting a gift or prize.
進しん呈ていN1
進呈 is often used self-deprecatingly for giving a small token (e.g. 粗品を進呈), whereas 贈呈 suits grander, more ceremonial gifts.
献けん呈てい
献呈 is used when presenting something respectfully to a superior or honored person, while 贈呈 is more neutral about the recipient's status.
贈ぞう与よN1
贈与 is the legal/tax term for transferring property as a gift (e.g. 贈与税), while 贈呈 describes the ceremonial act of handing over a gift or prize.

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贈おくるN4
贈る is the everyday verb for giving a gift, while 贈呈 is a formal noun/する-verb used for official or ceremonial presentations.
献けん上じょう
贈呈 describes formally presenting a gift at a ceremony without implying any social hierarchy, whereas 献上 specifically means offering something upward to a superior.
寄き贈ぞうN1
贈呈 refers to a formal, often ceremonial presentation of a gift, whereas 寄贈 emphasizes giving items to a public institution for its benefit.

Opposites

受じゅ領りょう
贈呈 means to formally present a gift, while 受領 means to formally receive it, describing the opposite side of the same exchange.

Counted with

回かいN4
贈呈 (an instance of presenting) is counted with 回, as in 一回の贈呈で複数の記念品が渡された.

Word family

贈ぞう呈てい品ひん
gift; present; presentation item
贈ぞう呈てい式しき
presentation ceremony
贈ぞう呈てい本ぼん
complimentary copy; gift book
贈ぞう呈てい者しゃ
presenter; donor

Etymology

Compound of 贈 (ぞう, 'to give, present') and 呈 (てい, 'to present, offer'). Both kanji carry a sense of formal offering, making the word suitable for ceremonial presentations.