JLPT N5 vocabulary

掛ける: meaning, reading and conjugation

Reading and pitch accent

かける2Nakadaka · falls inside

Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Meaning

  1. to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend from, to hoist (e.g. a sail), to raise (e.g. a flag)
  2. to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread
  3. to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.)
  4. to make a call
  5. to spend (time, money), to expend, to use
  6. to pour liquid onto, to sprinkle powder or spices onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto
  7. to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.)
  8. to cause someone inconvenience, trouble, etc., to burden someone, to impose
  9. to multiply (arithmetic operation, mathematics)
  10. to secure (e.g. a lock)
  11. to take a seat, to sit, to rest something on something else, to support something on something else
  12. to bind
  13. to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble
  14. to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
  15. to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
  16. to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
  17. to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. an idea to a conference, etc.)
  18. to increase further
  19. to catch (in a trap, etc.)
  20. to set atop
  21. to erect (a makeshift building)
  22. to apply (insurance)
  23. to pun (on a word), to use a word as a pivot word, to play on words
  24. to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ... (suffix, v1, after a verb's -masu stem)
  25. to address someone, to direct something to someone, to do something to someone (suffix, v1, after a verb's -masu stem, indicates an action is directed to someone)
Illustration of 掛ける

Conjugation

掛ける · Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
FormAffirmativeNegative
Basics
Plain present辞書形 · ない形掛けるかける掛けないかけない
Plain pastた形 · なかった形掛けたかけた掛けなかったかけなかった
Polite presentます形掛けますかけます掛けませんかけません
Polite pastました形掛けましたかけました掛けませんでしたかけませんでした
Te-formて形掛けてかけて掛けなくてかけなくて
Conditions and moods
If (-ba)ば形掛ければかければ掛けなければかけなければ
If / when (-tara)たら形掛けたらかけたら掛けなかったらかけなかったら
Let’s / will意向形掛けようかけよう—not in common use
Want toたい形掛けたいかけたい掛けたくないかけたくない
Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形掛けろかけろ掛けるなかけるな
Can · passive · causative
Can (potential)可能形掛けられるかけられる掛けられないかけられない
Passive受身形掛けられるかけられる掛けられないかけられない
Make / let使役形掛けさせるかけさせる掛けさせないかけさせない
Be made to使役受身形掛けさせられるかけさせられる掛けさせられないかけさせられない

Example sentences

  1. ステレオを掛けかてもかまわないかい。

    Mind if I play the stereo?

  2. そのドアに鍵かぎを掛けかないと泥棒どろぼうが入りはいかねない。

    If you don't lock that door, a burglar might get in.

  3. 彼女かのじょの家いえは会社かいしゃから大分だいぶ離れはなています。ですから彼女かのじょは毎日まいにち40分ぷん掛けかて歩いあるてきます。

    Her house is pretty far from her work. Because of that, it takes her 40 minutes to walk each day.