送る
おくる
to send, to dispatch
Okuru (送る) is a godan verb meaning "to send, to dispatch". Its polite form is 送ります (okurimasu), its te form is 送って (okutte), its past form is 送った (okutta), and its negative form is 送らない (okuranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Okuru (送る) conjugation quick reference
送る means "to send, to dispatch". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Okuru example sentences
メールを送ります。
I will send an email.
きのう、友だちにプレゼントを送りました。
I sent a present to my friend yesterday.
写真は送らないです。
I’m not sending the photo.
How to use Okuru: grammar notes
•Use を after the thing you're sending—like 手紙を送る (to send a letter)—since it's the direct object.
•Use に after the person you're sending something to—like 友だちに送る (to send to a friend); don’t mix it up with を!
•For sending by a method (like email or mail), add で—メールで送る means “send by email.”
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Okuru
メールを送る
to send an email
人を駅まで送る
to see someone off to the station
荷物を送る
to send a package
Okuru (送る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 送る | okuru |
| Masu Form | 送ります | okurimasu |
| Te Form | 送って | okutte |
| Past Form | 送った | okutta |
| Negative Form | 送らない | okuranai |
| Past Negative | 送らなかった | okuranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 送ります | okurimasu |
| Polite Past | 送りました | okurimashita |
| Polite Negative | 送りません | okurimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 送りませんでした | okurimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 送れる | okureru |
| Passive Form | 送られる | okurareru |
| Causative Form | 送らせる | okuraseru |
| Causative Passive | 送らされる | okurasareru |
| Volitional Form | 送ろう | okurou |
| Imperative Form | 送れ | okure |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 送れば | okureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 送ったら | okuttara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 送っている | okutteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 送りたい | okuritai |
| Prohibition | 送るな | okuruna |