送り届ける|おくりとどけるokuritodokeru[6]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 送り届ける（おくりとどける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 送り届けます（おくりとどけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 送り届けない（おくりとどけない） |
| polite (masen) | 送り届けません（おくりとどけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 送り届けず・送り届けぬ（おくりとどけず・おくりとどけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 送り届けた（おくりとどけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 送り届けました（おくりとどけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 送り届けなかった（おくりとどけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 送り届けませんでした（おくりとどけませんでした） |
| Te form | 送り届けて（おくりとどけて） |
| Potential | 送り届けられる（おくりとどけられる） |
| Passive | 送り届けられる（おくりとどけられる） |
| Causative | 送り届けさせる（おくりとどけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 送り届けさせられる（おくりとどけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 送り届ければ（おくりとどければ） |
| tara | 送り届けたら（おくりとどけたら） |
| Volitional | 送り届けよう（おくりとどけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 送り届けましょう（おくりとどけましょう） |
| Imperative | 送り届けろ（おくりとどけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym届けるとどけるNeutralEveryday word for getting something into the other party's hands; unlike 「送り届ける」 it does not cover escorting a person somewhere.
- Synonym送るおくるNeutralThe most common everyday word: focuses on sending things off or seeing people off, without stressing delivery all the way to the destination.
- Synonym送付そうふWrittenWritten/formal: sending documents or items, as in 「資料送付」; common in business correspondence.
- Synonym配送はいそうNeutralCommercial logistics: a delivery company bringing goods to the customer's door.
- Synonym配達はいたつNeutralDoor-to-door delivery of mail or newspapers; can also refer to the delivery person.
- Related送りつけるおくりつけるCasualColloquial: forcing something on someone by sending it without their consent; carries a pushy, imposed nuance.
- RelatedよこすCasualColloquial: sending something toward the speaker's side; 「送り届ける」 is not direction-bound and stresses arrival at the destination.
- Related郵送ゆうそうNeutralMailing via the post office; unlike 「送り届ける」 it cannot mean personally escorting someone.
- Related配るくばるNeutralDistributing things to many people, as in 「チラシを配る」; no emphasis on reaching a destination.
- Related移送いそうWrittenWritten/formal: transferring or escorting people or cases elsewhere, e.g. suspects or court files.
- Related搬送はんそうWrittenWritten/formal: transporting goods or taking a patient to hospital, as in 「救急搬送」.
- Related送り込むおくりこむNeutralSending people or things into a place or organization; the nuance is moving them in.
- Related発送はっそうNeutralThe shipping stage for merchandise — sending goods out, regardless of whether they arrive.
- Related送り出すおくりだすNeutralSending someone out: seeing a person off at the door or launching talent into the wider world.
- Related送致そうちWrittenWritten/formal legal term: police sending suspects or case files over to the prosecutors.
- Related送達そうたつWrittenWritten/formal legal term for serving documents on the parties concerned.
- Related送出そうしゅつWrittenWritten and rare: transmitting signals or dispatching personnel.
- Antonym受け取るうけとるNeutralAntonym: taking receipt of what is sent — the counterpart to delivering something into someone's hands.
Use 「送り届ける」 when a person or thing is taken all the way to a destination and handed over, as in 「家まで送り届ける」. For simply handing something over, 「届ける」 is the everyday choice; for sending in general, 「送る」. For logistics and delivery services, 「配送」 and 「配達」 fit. The opposite of delivering is 「受け取る」, to receive.
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