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
- 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)
- to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread
- to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.)
- to make a call
- to spend (time, money), to expend, to use
- to pour liquid onto, to sprinkle powder or spices onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto
- 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.)
- to cause someone inconvenience, trouble, etc., to burden someone, to impose
- to multiply (arithmetic operation, mathematics)
- to secure (e.g. a lock)
- to take a seat, to sit, to rest something on something else, to support something on something else
- to bind
- to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble
- to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
- to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
- to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
- to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. an idea to a conference, etc.)
- to increase further
- to catch (in a trap, etc.)
- to set atop
- to erect (a makeshift building)
- to apply (insurance)
- to pun (on a word), to use a word as a pivot word, to play on words
- to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ... (suffix, v1, after a verb's -masu stem)
- 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)

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 掛ける | 掛け |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Polite presentます形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Polite pastました形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Te-formて形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 掛け | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 掛け | 掛ける |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Passive受身形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Make / let使役形 | 掛け | 掛け |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 掛け | 掛け |
Example sentences
ステレオを掛けてもかまわないかい。
Mind if I play the stereo?
そのドアに鍵を掛けないと泥棒が入りかねない。
If you don't lock that door, a burglar might get in.
彼女の家は会社から大分離れています。ですから彼女は毎日40分掛けて歩いてきます。
Her house is pretty far from her work. Because of that, it takes her 40 minutes to walk each day.