託する · suru verb (special)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 託する | 託さない |
| Polite | 託します | 託しません |
| Past polite | 託しました | 託しませんでした |
| Past | 託した | 託さなかった |
| Te-form | 託して | 託さないで |
| Desire | 託したい | 託したくない |
| Potential | 託せる | 託せない |
| Passive | 託されるalso formal 託せられる | 託されないalso formal 託せられない |
| Causative | 託させる | 託させない |
| Causative passive | 託させられる | 託させられない |
| Volitional | 託そう | |
| Polite volitional | 託しましょう | |
| Imperative | 託せ | 託するな |
| Conditional | 託せば | 託さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 託したら | 託さなかったら |
suru verb (special), transitive verb
entrust; leave with; place in someone's care
Used when giving someone responsibility for a person, task, or matter. Often appears as 〜に託する.
See also: 託す
I entrusted him with an important task.
子供を祖母に託して出かけた。
I left the children with my grandmother and went out.
suru verb (special), transitive verb
send through someone; have someone deliver; leave a message with
Used when conveying a message, parcel, etc., via an intermediary. Often 〜に託する or 〜を託する.
伝言を友人に託した。
I left a message with a friend.
手紙を彼に託して届けてもらった。
I had him deliver the letter for me.
suru verb (special), transitive verb
express through; convey by means of; use as a vehicle for
Used when channeling feelings, opinions, etc., into a creative work or action. Often 〜に託する.
詩に思いを託した。
I expressed my feelings through poetry.
彼は絵に平和への願いを託した。
He conveyed his wish for peace through his painting.
suru verb (special), transitive verb
use as a pretext; under the guise of
Used when using something as an excuse or cover for another purpose. Often 〜に託して.
出張に託して観光を楽しんだ。
I enjoyed sightseeing under the pretext of a business trip.
The president entrusted the company's future to his successor.
She poured her feelings into a poem.
He enjoyed sightseeing under the pretext of an inspection tour.
He had a friend deliver a letter to his son.