伝える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 伝える | 伝えない |
| Polite | 伝えます | 伝えません |
| Past polite | 伝えました | 伝えませんでした |
| Past | 伝えた | 伝えなかった |
| Te-form | 伝えて | 伝えないで |
| Desire | 伝えたい | 伝えたくない |
| Potential | 伝えられるalso 伝えれる | 伝えられないalso 伝えれない |
| Passive | 伝えられる | 伝えられない |
| Causative | 伝えさせる | 伝えさせない |
| Causative passive | 伝えさせられる | 伝えさせられない |
| Volitional | 伝えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 伝えましょう | |
| Imperative | 伝えろ | 伝えるな |
| Conditional | 伝えれば | 伝えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 伝えたら | 伝えなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
convey; tell; communicate; pass on; transmit
Broad transitive verb for passing information, feelings, traditions, or physical signals from one party to another. Covers reporting news, teaching, bequeathing intangible things, and propagating messages.
そのニュースをみんなに伝えてください。
Please tell everyone the news.
この伝統は何世代にもわたって伝えられてきた。
This tradition has been passed down for generations.
彼は自分の気持ちをうまく伝えられなかった。
He couldn't convey his feelings well.
I forgot to tell her the time of the meeting.
I'll tell you the details later by phone.
I couldn't bring myself to tell him how I felt.
This festival has passed down its tradition for hundreds of years.
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.
oral instruction; verbal teaching · word-of-mouth; passing information orally · oral tradition
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