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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?
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Mom
Ima tsutaete kuretara okoranai.
I won’t be mad if you tell me now.
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Ken
Wakkata! Tsutaeru! Tsutaeru!
Okay! I tell you the truth!
Mom
Nani?
What did you do?
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Ken
Sumaho kowashi chatta.
I broke your phone.
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tell | tell (polite) | told | told (polite) | is telling | was telling | have told | can tell | want to tell | Tell me! | Please tell me! | |
positive | Tsutaeru | Tsutae masu | Tsutaeta | Tsutae mashita | Tsutaete iru | Tsutaete ita | Tsutaeta koto ga aru | Tsutae rareru | Tsutae tai | Tsutaete! | Tsutaete kudasai |
negative | Tsutaenai | Tsutae masen | Tsutaena katta | Tsutae masen deshita | Tsutaete inai | Tsutaete inakatta | Tsutaeta koto ga nai | Tsutae rarenai | Tsutae takunai | – | Tsutaenaide kudasai |
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Nyu-su wo tsutaeru.
Telling a news.
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Tsutae wasureta!
I forgot to tell him!
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Kare niwa tsutae naide
Donʼt tell him
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Daiji na koto wo tsutae masu.
I’ll tell you something important.
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Kare ni himitsu wo tsutaeta.
I told him a secret.
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Boku no ai wo tsutae tai.
I want to tell her that I love her.
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Me-ru demo tsutae rareru.
I can tell him about it over e-mail.
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