I Love Kanji与える (ataeru)
与える (あたえる, ataeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あたえる
- Romaji
- ataeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present · ichidan verb, transitive
- to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply · ichidan verb, transitive
- to assign · ichidan verb, transitive
- to cause · ichidan verb, transitive
- to pass (a variable to a function) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
人は天から与えられるのでなければ、なにもうけることはできません。
A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 与える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 与える | あたえる ataeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 与えます | あたえます ataemasu |
| Negative | 与えない | あたえない ataenai |
| Polite negative | 与えません | あたえません ataemasen |
| Past | 与えた | あたえた ataeta |
| Polite past | 与えました | あたえました ataemashita |
| Negative past | 与えなかった | あたえなかった ataenakatta |
| Te-form | 与えて | あたえて ataete |
| Potential | 与えられる | あたえられる ataerareru |
| Passive | 与えられる | あたえられる ataerareru |
| Causative | 与えさせる | あたえさせる ataesaseru |
| Volitional | 与えよう | あたえよう ataeyou |
| Imperative | 与えろ | あたえろ ataero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 与えれば | あたえれば ataereba |
Kanji in 与える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 与える.
Source: JMdict entry 1544730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.