与える
あたえる
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L5
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award- to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
- to assign
- to cause
- to pass (a variable to a function)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 与えるあたえる | 与えますあたえます |
| Negative | 与えないあたえない | 与えませんあたえません |
| Past | 与えたあたえた | 与えましたあたえました |
| Past negative | 与えなかったあたえなかった | 与えませんでしたあたえませんでした |
| Te-form | 与えてあたえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 与えられるあたえられる |
| Passive | 与えられるあたえられる |
| Causative | 与えさせるあたえさせる |
| Volitional | 与えようあたえよう |
| Imperative | 与えろあたえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 与えればあたえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 与えたらあたえたら |
Example sentences
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She gave money.
豚に真珠を与えるな。
Cast not pearls before swine.
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I fed some meat to my dog.
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Bad books will do you harm.
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I give the money to my son.
More examples (10)
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He was granted a pension.
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He was assigned a task.
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Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
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The soul animates the body.
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The doctor gave him the medicine.
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It is time to feed the sheep.
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I will keep you warm.
それを彼に与えなさい。
Give them to him.
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Sheep provide us with wool.
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I've nothing to give.