渡す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 渡す | 渡さない |
| Polite | 渡します | 渡しません |
| Past polite | 渡しました | 渡しませんでした |
| Past | 渡した | 渡さなかった |
| Te-form | 渡して | 渡さないで |
| Desire | 渡したい | 渡したくない |
| Potential | 渡せる | 渡せない |
| Passive | 渡される | 渡されない |
| Causative | 渡させる | 渡させない |
| Causative passive | 渡させられる | 渡させられない |
| Volitional | 渡そう | |
| Polite volitional | 渡しましょう | |
| Imperative | 渡せ | 渡すな |
| Conditional | 渡せば | 渡さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 渡したら | 渡さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
ferry across; carry across; traverse
Used for moving people or things across a body of water, a bridge, or a similar obstacle.
船で川を渡す。
Ferry people across the river by boat.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
lay across; build across
Used for constructing a bridge, plank, or similar structure that spans a gap.
小川に板を渡す。
Lay a plank across the stream.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
hand over; pass; give; transfer
The most common modern sense: physically handing something to someone, or transferring possession, responsibility, or information.
この書類を受付に渡してください。
Please hand this document to the receptionist.
彼に鍵を渡した。
I gave him the key.
I handed her a letter.
Construction began to build a bridge across the river.
The boatman ferried the passengers across to the opposite bank.
渡す means to hand something over to someone in general, whereas 寄越す carries the added nuance that the object comes toward the speaker.
delivery; transfer; handover
hand over; deliver in person
view; viewing; viewpoint
pronouncement; sentence; order
look out over; survey; take an extensive view of
hand over; deliver; turn over · surrender; turn over to authorities; extradite · stretch across; run across; span
mediation; go-between; intermediary; bridge between · building a bridge; bridge construction
sell off; dispose of by selling; sell over to
sale; selling
evacuation; surrender of premises
vacate; surrender; give up; hand over
announce; declare; pronounce
hand over; turn over; cede
transfer; assignment; conveyance
ferry; ferryboat
temporary approximate payment
ex-warehouse
call by value; pass by value
payment in advance; advance payment · forward delivery; future delivery · delivery of freight; shipment
partial delivery; partial payment
advance payment; advance delivery
ferry landing; ferry terminal
ferryman
resting chopsticks across a bowl
ferry fare; ferriage