伝達|でんたつdentatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtransmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 伝達する（でんたつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 伝達します（でんたつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 伝達しない（でんたつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 伝達しません（でんたつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 伝達せず・伝達せぬ（でんたつせず・でんたつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 伝達した（でんたつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 伝達しました（でんたつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 伝達しなかった（でんたつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 伝達しませんでした（でんたつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 伝達して（でんたつして） |
| Potential | 伝達できる（でんたつできる） |
| Passive | 伝達される（でんたつされる） |
| Causative | 伝達させる（でんたつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 伝達させられる（でんたつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 伝達すれば（でんたつすれば） |
| tara | 伝達したら（でんたつしたら） |
| Volitional | 伝達しよう（でんたつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 伝達しましょう（でんたつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 伝達しろ（でんたつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym伝えるつたえるNeutralA verb for conveying or relaying something, common in everyday speech; 「伝達」 is a noun, more formal, and also covers the transmission of signals.
- Synonym連絡れんらくNeutralContact or getting in touch; a one-way notice also counts as 「連絡」. 「伝達」 focuses on getting information or orders across to the other party.
- Synonym通信つうしんNeutralCorrespondence or communication via technical means such as phone or networks; 「伝達」 focuses on the information itself reaching the other party.
- Synonym知らせるしらせるNeutralA verb meaning to notify or inform; 「伝達」 is more formal and also covers the transmission of commands and signals.
- Synonym申し伝えるもうしつたえるFormalHumble term for relaying a message on someone's behalf, often to a superior or client; 「伝達」 carries no honorifics and is common in official business.
- RelatedコミュニケーションNeutralLoanword for communication, stressing mutual exchange between people; 「伝達」 focuses on getting information or orders across to the other party.
- Related転送てんそうNeutralForwarding mail, transferring calls or data; 「伝達」 is about the message content being passed on and is not limited to relaying something on.
- Related回付かいふWrittenWritten term for routing documents to another department or chamber; bureaucratic. 「伝達」 is broader, covering spoken messages and signals too.
- RelatedコミュニケートNeutralRare loanword verb for communicating; 「コミュニケーション」 is the usual choice. It stresses two-way exchange more than 「伝達」 does.
- Antonym黙秘もくひWrittenWritten term for staying silent and saying nothing; the opposite of 「伝達」, which passes information to the other party.
- Antonym秘匿ひとくWrittenWritten term for concealing or keeping something secret; the opposite of 「伝達」, which sends information out.
Use 「伝達」 for passing commands, information or signals to someone or somewhere else, as in 「伝達事項」「情報伝達」「神経伝達」. Say 「伝える」 for the verb, 「連絡」 for contact, 「コミュニケーション」 for person-to-person exchange, and 「秘匿」 for concealment.
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