伝える
つたえる
hepburn tsutaeru
to convey, to tell
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 彼に私の気持ちを伝えてください。Please convey my feelings to him.
- この技術を次の世代に伝えたい。I want to pass on this technique to the next generation.
Collocations
伝える (tsutaeru, convey)伝わる (tsutawaru, be conveyed, intransitive)伝統 (dentou, tradition)言伝 (kotozute, message)伝言 (dengon, message)
Mnemonic
Tsutaeru (伝える) is an ichidan transitive — merging "to convey / deliver (a message)" and "to pass on (across generations)." Intransitive pair: tsutawaru (伝わる, be conveyed). Kare ni tsutaeru (convey to him, message), dentou o tsutaeru (pass on tradition). Kanji 伝 = 亻 (person) + 云 (a contracted form of "speak / convey") — "a person transmits through speech." Cluster: dentou (tradition), dengon (message), densetsu (legend), denki (biography). The ~o tsutaeru collocation spans message, feeling, technique, tradition — Japanese unifies the verb and varies the object where Korean splits jeon-ha-da / jeon-su-ha-da.
Quick check
Intransitive / transitive split of tsutaeru and tsutawaru?