伝わる
つたわる
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known- to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
- to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come
- to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across
- to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted
All 6 meanings
- to go along; to move along
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 伝わるつたわる | 伝わりますつたわります |
| Negative | 伝わらないつたわらない | 伝わりませんつたわりません |
| Past | 伝わったつたわった | 伝わりましたつたわりました |
| Past negative | 伝わらなかったつたわらなかった | 伝わりませんでしたつたわりませんでした |
| Te-form | 伝わってつたわって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 伝われるつたわれる |
| Passive | 伝わられるつたわられる |
| Causative | 伝わらせるつたわらせる |
| Volitional | 伝わろうつたわろう |
| Imperative | 伝われつたわれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 伝わればつたわれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 伝わったらつたわったら |
Example sentences
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Sound travels very quickly.
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Tears rolled down his cheeks.
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Light and sound travel in waves.
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Ill news comes apace.
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Tea was introduced from China.
More examples (10)
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My feelings didn't get across.
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Tears ran down my face.
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Bad news travels fast.
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Bad news travels quickly.
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Light travels much faster than sound.
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A whisper ran through the crowd.
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Ill news comes too soon.
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The story has come down through many years.
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The land descended to his family.
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My intentions reached you clearly enough.