伝わる|つたわるtsutawaru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across
- godan verb, intransitive verbto travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go along; to move along
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 伝わる（つたわる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 伝わります（つたわります） |
| Negative (nai) | 伝わらない（つたわらない） |
| polite (masen) | 伝わりません（つたわりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 伝わらず・伝わらぬ（つたわらず・つたわらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 伝わった（つたわった） |
| polite (mashita) | 伝わりました（つたわりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 伝わらなかった（つたわらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 伝わりませんでした（つたわりませんでした） |
| Te form | 伝わって（つたわって） |
| Potential | 伝われる（つたわれる） |
| Passive | 伝わられる（つたわられる） |
| Causative | 伝わらせる（つたわらせる） |
| Causative passive | 伝わらせられる・伝わらされる（つたわらせられる・つたわらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 伝われば（つたわれば） |
| tara | 伝わったら（つたわったら） |
| Volitional | 伝わろう（つたわろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 伝わりましょう（つたわりましょう） |
| Imperative | 伝われ（つたわれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
噂が伝わる
伝わる describes something (here, a rumor) spreading or being transmitted on its own, while 伝える focuses on a person actively passing something along.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym行き渡るいきわたるNeutralReaches every corner so that everyone gets it, as in 「全員に行き渡る」; 「伝わる」 focuses on passing from one party to another.
- Synonym広まるひろまるNeutralFor rumours or trends widening through society, as in 「噂が広まる」; 「伝わる」 stresses the message reaching the other party and also being handed down.
- Synonym広がるひろがるNeutralThe broadest term: areas expanding, scenery unfolding, news getting around; 「伝わる」 focuses on information, heat or vibration being transmitted.
- Synonym蔓延まんえんWrittenWritten/formal prose for diseases or bad practices spreading, usually negative; 「伝わる」 is neutral and can also convey one's feelings to someone.
- Synonym流布るふWrittenWritten/formal prose for claims or information circulating in the world, as in 「噂が流布する」; 「伝わる」 is more general and also covers reaching a person.
- Synonym伝播でんぱWrittenWritten/formal, academic: cultures or technologies spreading, also sound, light and radio waves propagating; 「伝わる」 is more colloquial and covers feelings.
- Synonym伝搬でんぱんWrittenWritten/formal, technical: radio waves or vibration propagating through a medium; in everyday speech say 「伝わる」.
- RelatedはびこるNeutralWeeds growing thick or bad people and practices running rampant, strongly negative; 「伝わる」 is neutral and carries no judgement of good or bad.
- Related浸透しんとうNeutralIdeas or liquids slowly soaking in, as in 「理念が浸透する」; 「伝わる」 stresses reaching the other party and does not emphasize seeping in.
- Related普及ふきゅうNeutralTechnologies or products being promoted into wide use, as in 「スマホの普及」; 「伝わる」 is information or feelings reaching someone.
- Related流通りゅうつうNeutralMoney or goods circulating, or air flowing; 「伝わる」 is information, heat and the like passing from one place to another — the two are not interchangeable.
- Related拡散かくさんNeutralInformation or substances scattering in all directions; often said online as 「拡散する」; 「伝わる」 stresses reaching the other party.
- Related波及はきゅうNeutralInfluence gradually spreading outward, good or bad, as in 「経済効果が波及する」; 「伝わる」 focuses on the information itself arriving.
- Related伝染でんせんNeutralDisease being caught and passed on, or figuratively emotions and trends catching on; 「伝わる」 is broader and not specific to illness or emotion.
- Related染み渡るしみわたるNeutralA liquid or feeling penetrating every corner, as in 「身に染み渡る」; 「伝わる」 focuses on passing from one place to another.
- Related鳴り響くなりひびくNeutralA sound resounding all around, or figuratively fame spreading far; 「伝わる」 is not limited to sound and stresses passing from one place to another.
Use 「伝わる」 for information, feelings or heat reaching the other side. For a rumour or trend widening through society pick 「広まる」; for something reaching every person, 「行き渡る」; for disease or bad practices, 「蔓延」; for spreading something online, 「拡散」; for influence expanding step by step, 「波及」.
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