Use 預かる when someone entrusts a person or thing to your care.

The idea

預かる is a transitive godan verb. The person taking responsibility is the subject, the person or thing entrusted takes を, and the person entrusting it can take から. Its polite form is 預かります and its て form is 預かって.

Patterns to compare
Dictionary formPolite non-pastPolite pastて form
預かる預かります預かりました預かって

Examples

  • 友達ともだちの犬いぬを明日あしたまで預あずかります。I will look after my friend’s dog until tomorrow.
  • 先生せんせいから鍵かぎを預あずかりました。I took the key into my care from the teacher.
  • ホテルでお荷物にもつを預あずかります。The hotel will hold your luggage.
  • 隣となりの子こを預あずかっています。I am looking after the neighbour’s child.
  • 貴重品きちょうひんは預あずかれません。すみません。I cannot take the valuables into my care. Sorry.
  • この書類しょるいを預あずかって、田中たなかさんに渡わたしてください。Please take this document into your care and give it to Ms Tanaka.

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Watch out

預かる describes the custodian’s side; 預ける describes the owner entrusting something to someone. Receiving a gift with もらう does not itself imply temporary responsibility.

Try it yourself

  1. ＿。（預あずかる→ます）

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    預かります

    預かります is the polite non-past: the final る changes to り before ます.

  2. ＿。（預あずかる→て）

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    預かって

    預かって is the て form; godan verbs ending in る use って.

  3. 友達ともだちから鍵かぎを＿。（預あずかりました／預あずけました）

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    預かりました

    預かりました fits because the speaker takes the key into their care from a friend.

Use it today

Describe something you will look after for a friend, then change the sentence to polite past.