JLPT N3 Intermediate
供える
To offer something to a deity, spirit, or the deceased.
Readings
Other forms
供えます polite form
供えない plain negative
供えた plain past
供えて te-form
Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
"To Offer" / "To Make an Offering"
Places offerings like flowers, food, or incense before a grave, altar, or deity.
Example
亡くなった 祖父 の お墓 に 花 を 供えた 。
I offered flowers at my late grandfather's grave.
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