How to say "fetch" in Japanese
- 持ってくるもってくるexpression, kuru verbCovers 'fetch' in the sense of going to get something and bringing it back to where the speaker is, as when you ask someone to fetch a drink. The 'bring' meaning is central.
- 取り出すとりだすgodan verb, transitive verbIts 'fetch' is the retrieve sense: taking something out of where it is kept — a document from a drawer, or data. For the general 'go and fetch it' sense, use 持ってくる.
Use 「持ってくる」 for the sense of going to get something and bringing it back, and 「取り出す」 when the idea is retrieving something — taking it out of a drawer or bag, or fetching data.
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