質問: how do you say this in japanese? for example, i give a friend a present to pass to john and i ask "can you pass it to john?" what word would you use for "pass" in this case? 渡す? 与える? thanks how do you say this in japanese? for example, i give a friend a present to pass to john and i ask "can you pass it to john?" what word would you use for "pass" in this case? 渡す? 与える? thanks
回答: we use 渡す. in this case 与える is not suitable. because 与える means give, provide or endow. ジョンに渡してください。 ジョンに渡してほしいの。 ジョンに渡してくれる? ジョンに渡してもらえるかな。