渡す (watasu)
渡す (わたす, watasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- わたす
- Romaji
- watasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse · godan verb, transitive
- to lay across; to build across · godan verb, transitive
- to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 渡す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 渡す | わたす watasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 渡します | わたします watashimasu |
| Negative | 渡さない | わたさない watasanai |
| Polite negative | 渡しません | わたしません watashimasen |
| Past | 渡した | わたした watashita |
| Polite past | 渡しました | わたしました watashimashita |
| Negative past | 渡さなかった | わたさなかった watasanakatta |
| Te-form | 渡して | わたして watashite |
| Potential | 渡せる | わたせる wataseru |
| Passive | 渡される | わたされる watasareru |
| Causative | 渡させる | わたさせる watasaseru |
| Volitional | 渡そう | わたそう watasou |
| Imperative | 渡せ | わたせ watase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 渡せば | わたせば wataseba |
Kanji in 渡す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 渡す.
Source: JMdict entry 1444610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.