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JAPANESE VERB

あずかる

預かる

to keep something for someone

  • #466 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI keep something for someone
NegativeI don’t keep something for someone

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI kept something for someone
NegativeI didn’t keep something for someone

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formkeeping something for someone, and…
Doing now (て います)I am keeping something for someone
Please (て ください)please keep something for someone

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can keep something for someone
NegativeI can’t keep something for someone

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to keep something for someone
NegativeI don’t want to keep something for someone

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s keep something for someone

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I keep something for someone
  2. If, when (たら) if I keep something for someone

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) keep something for someone (do it)
  2. Plain command keep something for someone!
  3. Please don’t please don’t keep something for someone

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am kept something for someone
CausativeI make someone keep something for someone

How to use あずかる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    フロント で にもつ を あずかります。

    We'll keep your luggage at the front desk.

  2. Past

    となり の いぬ を いっしゅうかん あずかった。

    I looked after the neighbours' dog for a week.

  3. Te-form

    ともだち の こども を あずかって いる。

    I'm looking after a friend's child.

  4. Potential

    すみません、 なまもの は あずかれません。

    Sorry, we can't keep perishable goods.

  5. Want to

    ひと の おかね は あずかりたくない。

    I don't want to be holding other people's money.

  6. Volitional

    にもつ、 ぼく が あずかろう か？

    Shall I hold your bags?

  7. Conditional

    わたし が あずかれば、 あんしん でしょう？

    If I keep it for you, you'll feel safe, won't you?

  8. Commands and requests

    しらない ひと の にもつ は あずからないで ください。

    Please don't hold luggage for strangers.

  9. Passive and causative

    しゃちょう は ひしょ に かいしゃ の いんかん を あずからせた。

    The president had his secretary keep the company seal.

Good to know

  • あずかる is to take something into your care; あずける is to hand it over for safekeeping.

Where you hear あずかる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • おきゃくさん の にもつ を あずかります。 I look after guests' bags.
  • ベン の かばん を あずかった。 I kept Ben's bag for him.
  • あした も にもつ を あずかる よ。 I'll look after the bags tomorrow too.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 2

  • フロント で、 おきゃくさま の にもつ を あずかります。 At the front desk, we look after the guests' luggage.
  • ベン さん の かぎ を あずかりました。 I looked after Ben's key.
  • あした、 そうた の じてんしゃ を あずかる。 Tomorrow, I'll look after Sota's bike.
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The Ring

Intermediate Level 1 · あずかって

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Kenta's Speech

Intermediate Level 2 · あずかりました

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).