手渡す|てわたすtewatasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto hand (over); to deliver in person彼女は私に１枚の紙を手渡した。↗She handed me a sheet of paper.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 手渡す（てわたす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 手渡します（てわたします） |
| Negative (nai) | 手渡さない（てわたさない） |
| polite (masen) | 手渡しません（てわたしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 手渡さず・手渡さぬ（てわたさず・てわたさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 手渡した（てわたした） |
| polite (mashita) | 手渡しました（てわたしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 手渡さなかった（てわたさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 手渡しませんでした（てわたしませんでした） |
| Te form | 手渡して（てわたして） |
| Potential | 手渡せる（てわたせる） |
| Passive | 手渡される（てわたされる） |
| Causative | 手渡させる（てわたさせる） |
| Causative passive | 手渡させられる（てわたさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 手渡せば（てわたせば） |
| tara | 手渡したら（てわたしたら） |
| Volitional | 手渡そう（てわたそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 手渡しましょう（てわたしましょう） |
| Imperative | 手渡せ（てわたせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym渡すわたすNeutralThe most general word for handing something over; it need not be in person and can go via someone else, while 「手渡す」 stresses direct hand-to-hand delivery.
- Synonym引き渡すひきわたすNeutralFormal handover of a person or thing, focusing on transferring custody or control, as in 「犯人を引き渡す」. 「手渡す」 is simply handing something over in person.
- Synonym差し出すさしだすNeutralTo hold something out or submit it, as in 「書類を差し出す」; the emphasis is on extending or passing something forward, not on direct hand-to-hand delivery.
- Related差し上げるさしあげるFormalHumble language for 「あげる」: giving something to someone respectfully, with the emphasis on politeness rather than on handing it over in person.
- Related与えるあたえるNeutralTo give or bestow, often abstractly, as in 「影響を与える」. It is not an act of physically handing something over.
- Related進呈しんていWrittenWritten, polite language for presenting something as a gift, common in offers of free items, as in 「粗品進呈」.
- Related授けるさずけるNeutralTo confer or impart something from a superior to an inferior, such as titles or knowledge; not the physical act of handing something over.
- Related譲り渡すゆずりわたすWrittenTo hand over or cede something, with the focus on transferring ownership; a written-style word.
- Related譲るゆずるNeutralTo give something of one's own to another — handing it over, yielding a seat, or conceding a point; the nuance is giving up what is yours.
- Related進上しんじょうWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for respectfully presenting something; rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Related呈するていするWrittenWritten word meaning to present or submit something, and also to display a state or appearance, as in 「活況を呈する」.
Use 「手渡す」 for handing something to someone directly, in person, as in 「賞状を手渡す」. For general handing over use 「渡す」; for a formal handover 「引き渡す」; humble giving 「差し上げる」; submitting 「差し出す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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