Japanese

つたう
Meaning: to go along; to flow down
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 伝う 伝わない
Polite 伝います 伝いません
Past 伝った 伝わなかった
Polite + Past 伝いました 伝いませんでした
Te-form 伝って 伝わなくて
Potential 伝える 伝えない
Passive 伝われる 伝われない
Causative 伝わせる 伝わせない
Causative + Passive 伝わされる 伝わされない
Imperative 伝え 伝うな

Handwriting

伝
う

Example

Tears flowed down her cheeks and fell.

Usage Notes

Used when something moves along a surface or follows a path without separating from it. Common with liquids like tears or hands moving along a railing.

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