Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI deliver | ||
| NegativeI don’t deliver |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI delivered | ||
| NegativeI didn’t deliver |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formdelivering, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am delivering | ||
| Please (て ください)please deliver |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can deliver | ||
| NegativeI can’t deliver |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to deliver | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to deliver |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s deliver |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I deliver
- If, when (たら) if I deliver
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) deliver (do it)
- Plain command deliver!
- Please don’t please don’t deliver
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am delivered | ||
| CausativeI make someone deliver |
How to use とどける
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この はな を あした とどけます。
I'll deliver these flowers tomorrow.
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Past
わすれもの を こうばん に とどけた。
I took the lost item to the police box.
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Te-form
この にもつ を さとう さん に とどけて ください。
Please deliver this package to Mrs. Sato.
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Potential
きょう じゅう に とどけられます か。
Can you deliver it today?
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Want to
この おべんとう を あたたかい うち に とどけたい。
I want to deliver this lunch box while it's warm.
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Volitional
かえり に おくりもの を とどけよう。
Let's drop off the present on the way home.
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Conditional
ごぜん ちゅう に とどければ、 まにあいます。
If we deliver it in the morning, it'll be in time.
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Commands and requests
この てがみ を おばあちゃん に とどけなさい。
Take this letter to Grandma.
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Passive and causative
ケーキ は ちょうど パーティー の まえ に とどけられた。
The cake was delivered right before the party.
Good to know
- とどける is to deliver or hand something in; とどく is for the parcel that arrives.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).