Tsutaeru(伝える) -“to tell” / Japanese Word

October 2023 (VOL.192)

Tsutaeru 伝える

Tsutaeru means “to tell”

Mom

Tsutaeru koto aru desho?

You have something to tell me, right?

Ken

Eh, Nanno koto?

What are you talking about?

Mom

Ima tsutaete kuretara okoranai.

I won’t be mad if you tell me now.

Ken

Wakkata! Tsutaeru! Tsutaeru!

Okay! I tell you the truth!

Mom

Nani?

What did you do?

Ken

Sumaho kowashi chatta.

I broke your phone.

 telltell (polite)toldtold (polite)is tellingwas tellinghave toldcan tellwant to tellTell me!Please tell me!
positiveTsutaeruTsutae masuTsutaetaTsutae mashitaTsutaete iruTsutaete itaTsutaeta koto ga aruTsutae rareruTsutae taiTsutaete!Tsutaete kudasai
negativeTsutaenaiTsutae masenTsutaena kattaTsutae masen deshitaTsutaete inaiTsutaete inakattaTsutaeta koto ga naiTsutae rarenaiTsutae takunaiTsutaenaide kudasai

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Nyu-su wo tsutaeru.

Telling a news.

Tsutae wasureta!

I forgot to tell him!

Kare niwa tsutae naide

Donʼt tell him

Daiji na koto wo tsutae masu.

I’ll tell you something important.

Kare ni himitsu wo tsutaeta.

I told him a secret.

Boku no ai wo tsutae tai.

I want to tell her that I love her.

Me-ru demo tsutae rareru.

I can tell him about it over e-mail.

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