Use 受け取る when an object is handed over or collected, as in a delivery or at a counter.
The idea
The recipient is the subject; mark the object with を, the source with から and the place with で. This godan verb forms 受け取ります and 受け取って.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 受け取る | 受け取ります | 受け取りません | 受け取りました | 受け取って |
Examples
- 私は受付で荷物を受け取りました。I received the parcel at reception.
- 母から手紙を受け取りました。I received a letter from my mother.
- 明日、駅でチケットを受け取ります。Tomorrow I will collect the ticket at the station.
- 彼はまだ書類を受け取っていません。He has not received the documents yet.
- 店員からお釣りを受け取って、財布に入れました。I took the change from the clerk and put it in my wallet.
- 本人が窓口で証明書を受け取ります。The person concerned collects the certificate at the counter.
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Watch out
受け取る highlights the act of taking delivery; もらう can also stress receiving a benefit. Do not use 受け取る as the auxiliary in 〜てもらう for a favor.
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＿。（受け取る→ます）
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受け取ります
受け取ります is the polite non-past; context distinguishes present from future.
＿。（受け取る→て）
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受け取って
受け取って is the て form: final る changes to って in this godan verb.
受付で荷物＿受け取りました。
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を
を marks 荷物 as the object received; で marks the reception as the place.
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＿。（受け取る→ます）
＿。（受け取る→て）
受付で荷物＿受け取りました。
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