1.
to deliver, to send
To take something to its destination or recipient.
荷物を届けてください。
Please deliver the package.
友達にプレゼントを届けた。
I delivered a present to my friend.
に marks the recipient
忘れ物を届けてくれて、ありがとう。
Thank you for bringing me the thing I forgot.
2.
to report, to notify (authorities)
To officially inform or register with authorities.
警察に届ける。
Report to the police.
'Report' meaning
引っ越しの届けを出さなければならない。
I have to file a moving notification.
届けを出す = file a report/notification
落とし物を交番に届けた。
I turned in the lost item to the police box.
Can mean both 'deliver' and 'report' here
TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞 (transitive). Pair: 届く (intransitive, to arrive). Pattern: Xを Yに届ける (deliver X to Y).
ASPECT: ている indicates completed action. 届けている = 'has delivered.'
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 荷物を届ける (deliver a package)
- プレゼントを届ける (deliver a present)
- 届け出 (notification, report—noun)
- 届けを出す (file a report)
- 警察に届ける (report to police)
CONTRAST:
- 届ける (transitive): deliver X
- 届く (intransitive): X arrives
Example pair:
- 荷物を届ける (deliver a package)
- 荷物が届く (package arrives)
Related Words
Pair verb:
届く (intransitive, to arrive)