預託|よたくyotaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivedepositing (of money, valuables, etc.); deposition
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 預託する(よたくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 預託します(よたくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 預託しない(よたくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 預託しません(よたくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 預託せず・預託せぬ(よたくせず・よたくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 預託した(よたくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 預託しました(よたくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 預託しなかった(よたくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 預託しませんでした(よたくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 預託して(よたくして) |
| Potential | 預託できる(よたくできる) |
| Passive | 預託される(よたくされる) |
| Causative | 預託させる(よたくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 預託させられる(よたくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 預託すれば(よたくすれば) |
| tara | 預託したら(よたくしたら) |
| Volitional | 預託しよう(よたくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 預託しましょう(よたくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 預託しろ(よたくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym預けるあずけるNeutralThe everyday verb for leaving something (or someone) in another's care; far broader and more common than 「預託」, covering luggage, children, pets, even decisions.
- Synonym預け入れるあずけいれるNeutralTo deposit cash in a bank or other financial institution; focuses on the act of making a deposit, not on entrusting valuables for safekeeping.
- Related供託きょうたくWrittenFormal legal term for depositing money or securities at a 「供託所」 as the law requires; 「預託」 is for entrusting securities or margin to financial institutions.
- Related預金よきんNeutralA bank deposit or the deposited money itself; a noun limited to cash at a bank, while 「預託」 can cover securities and margin held by an institution.
- Antonym返却へんきゃくNeutralReturning something borrowed or received to its owner; the opposite step to entrusting something for safekeeping.
Use 「預託」 for entrusting securities, margin and the like to an institution for safekeeping, as in 「預託金」 or 「株券を預託する」. For everyday safekeeping with a person use 「預ける」, for bank deposits 「預金」, and for statutory legal deposit 「供託」. The opposite is 「返却」.
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