Take care of, keep in Japanese 🇯🇵

あずかる info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Imagine someone as a guardian or caretaker, holding onto something important for you. The sound "ず" in "あずかる" might make you think of "secure" or "custody."

Explanations:
– "あずかる" (azukaru) means to take care of or to keep something safe for someone. It often suggests a sense of responsibility for something that belongs to someone else.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 保管する (ほかんする, hokan suru) – to keep, to store
– 受け取る (うけとる, uketoru) – to receive, to take on responsibility

Conjugations:
– Present/Future: あずかる (azukaru) – to take care of, will take care of
– Past: あずかった (azukatta) – took care of
– Negative: あずからない (azukaranai) – do not take care of, will not take care of
– Past Negative: あずからなかった (azukaranakatta) – did not take care of
– Te-form: あずかって (azukatte) – taking care of (used for continuous forms or to connect clauses)
– Conditional: あずかれば (azukareba) – if (you) take care of
– Imperative: あずかれ (azukare) – Take care of!

Examples of sentences:
1. 私は彼の犬をあずかっています。
(わたしはかれのいぬをあずかっています, Watashi wa kare no inu o azukatteimasu.)
– I am taking care of his dog.

2. その本をしばらくあずかってもらえますか？
(そのほんをしばらくあずかってもらえますか, Sono hon o shibaraku azukatte moraemasu ka?)
– Can you keep this book for a while?

3. 鍵をあずかってくれてありがとう。
(かぎをあずかってくれてありがとう, Kagi o azukatte kurete arigatou.)
– Thank you for keeping the key.

4. 彼女は私のお金をあずかっていた。
(かのじょはわたしのおかねをあずかっていた, Kanojo wa watashi no okane o azukatte ita.)
– She took care of my money.

5. 貴重品をあずかりますので、ここに置いてください。
(きちょうひんをあずかりますので、ここにおいてください, Kichouhin o azukarimasu node, koko ni oite kudasai.)
– I will take care of your valuables, so please place them here.

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