配る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 配る (くばる) is a transitive verb meaning to hand out or distribute materials, leaflets, or similar items among people.
• Basic usage: It is used for distributing class materials or handing out product information at an entrance.
  • 授業の前に全員へ資料を配る。 — I distribute materials to everyone before class.
  • 店員が入口で新商品の案内を配っていた。 — A clerk was handing out leaflets about the new product at the entrance.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Item and recipients
  • The distributed item takes を, as in 資料を配る, while recipients can be marked with へ, as in 全員へ.