No. 2,610 in Japanese
手渡さ
"To hand over" or "to pass."
In a sentence
彼は手紙を友人に手渡さなければならない。
He must hand the letter to his friend.
In this sentence, '手渡さ' (tewatasana) is the verb root form for 'hand over', indicating an action of directly giving something to someone.
手渡される喜びを感じる。
Feel the joy of being handed over something.
Here, '手渡さ' is part of the passive form '手渡される' (tewatasareru), showing the state of being handed something.
先生から賞状が手渡されました。
An award was handed over by the teacher.
In this usage, '手渡され' is the base of the formal passive past '手渡されました', denoting a respectful action performed by the teacher.
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