Japanese

くばる
Meaning: to distribute; to hand out; to deliver
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 配る 配らない
Polite 配ります 配りません
Past 配った 配らなかった
Polite + Past 配りました 配りませんでした
Te-form 配って 配らなくて
Potential 配れる 配れない
Passive 配られる 配られない
Causative 配らせる 配らせない
Causative + Passive 配らされる 配らされない
Imperative 配れ 配るな

Handwriting

配
る

Example sentences

The teacher is handing out the test papers.
一人に二つずつ配りました。
I distributed two to each person.
先生が配ったプリントを失くしてしまった。
I lost the handout the teacher distributed.
新入社員に業務のびんらんを配った。
We distributed the business manual to the new employees.
町の慈善会が食事を配る
The town's charity organization distributes meals.

Usage Notes

Primarily used for distributing physical items to multiple people. Also used in idioms like 'ki o kubaru' (to pay attention).

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