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Japanese verbかける (kakeru) Conjugation
かける (kakeru) means “to hang up, to let hang, to suspend”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so かけます, かけない, かけて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to hang up, to let hang, to suspend
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- かける
- Romaji
- kakeru
- Masu form
- かけます
- Nai form
- かけない
- Te-form
- かけて
- Ta form
- かけた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | かける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけない |
| Polite | かけます |
| Polite negative | かけません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | かけた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけなかった |
| Polite | かけました |
| Polite negative | かけませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | かけて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | かけている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけていない |
| Polite | かけています |
| Polite negative | かけていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | かけたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけたくない |
| Polite | かけたいです |
| Polite negative | かけたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | かけよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | かけましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | かけろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | かけるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | かけてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | かけないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | かけられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけられない |
| Polite | かけられます |
| Polite negative | かけられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | かければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | かけたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | かけられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけられない |
| Polite | かけられます |
| Polite negative | かけられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | かけさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけさせない |
| Polite | かけさせます |
| Polite negative | かけさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | かけさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かけさせられない |
| Polite | かけさせられます |
| Polite negative | かけさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 追い上げる (oiageru)to gain on, to put pressure on, to close in on
- 働かせる (hatarakaseru)to put someone to work, to make someone work
- 握らす (nigirasu)to let take hold of your hand
- 握る (nigiru)to clasp, to grasp, to grip
- 営む (itonamu)to run, to operate, to conduct
- 確かめる (tashikameru)to make sure, to check, to ascertain
- 割り出す (waridasu)to calculate, to compute
- 感じ取る (kanjitoru)to perceive, to sense, to take in
- 間に合う (maniau)to be in time
- 休まる (yasumaru)to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose
- 吸い込む (suikomu)to inhale, to breathe in, to suck up
- 恐ろしい (osoroshii)terrible, dreadful, terrifying
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