届ける
とどける
to deliver (v.t.)
Todokeru (届ける) is an ichidan verb meaning "to deliver (v.t.)". Its polite form is 届けます (todokemasu), its te form is 届けて (todokete), its past form is 届けた (todoketa), and its negative form is 届けない (todokenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Todokeru (届ける) conjugation quick reference
届ける means "to deliver (v.t.)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Todokeru example sentences
手紙を届けます。
I will deliver the letter.
プレゼントを届けました。
I delivered the present.
荷物を届けません。
I won't deliver the package.
How to use Todokeru: grammar notes
•Use を to mark the thing being delivered, like プレゼントを届ける (deliver a present).
•Use に to mark the person or place you’re delivering to, such as 友だちに届ける (deliver to a friend).
•Don’t confuse 届ける (to deliver something) with 届く (to arrive); 届ける is what the sender does, 届く is what happens when it gets there.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Todokeru
荷物を届ける（にもつをとどける）
to deliver a package
家まで届ける（いえまでとどける）
to deliver (something) to someone's house
忘れ物を先生に届ける（わすれものをせんせいにとどける）
to hand in a lost item to the teacher
Todokeru (届ける) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 届ける | todokeru |
| Masu Form | 届けます | todokemasu |
| Te Form | 届けて | todokete |
| Past Form | 届けた | todoketa |
| Negative Form | 届けない | todokenai |
| Past Negative | 届けなかった | todokenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 届けます | todokemasu |
| Polite Past | 届けました | todokemashita |
| Polite Negative | 届けません | todokemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 届けませんでした | todokemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 届けられる | todokerareru |
| Passive Form | 届けられる | todokerareru |
| Causative Form | 届けさせる | todokesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 届けさせられる | todokesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 届けよう | todokeyou |
| Imperative Form | 届けろ | todokero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 届ければ | todokereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 届けたら | todoketara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 届けている | todoketeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 届けたい | todoketai |
| Prohibition | 届けるな | todokeruna |