Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI leave in someone's care | ||
| NegativeI don’t leave in someone's care |
JAPANESE VERB
あずける
預ける
to leave in someone's care, to check in luggage
- #465 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI left in someone's care | ||
| NegativeI didn’t leave in someone's care |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formleaving in someone's care, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am leaving in someone's care | ||
| Please (て ください)please leave in someone's care |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can leave in someone's care | ||
| NegativeI can’t leave in someone's care |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to leave in someone's care | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to leave in someone's care |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s leave in someone's care |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I leave in someone's care
- If, when (たら) if I leave in someone's care
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) leave in someone's care (do it)
- Plain command leave in someone's care!
- Please don’t please don’t leave in someone's care
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am left in someone's care | ||
| CausativeI make someone leave in someone's care |
How to use あずける
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
くうこう で スーツケース を あずける。
I check in my suitcase at the airport.
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Past
コート を クローク に あずけました。
I left my coat at the cloakroom.
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Te-form
にもつ を ホテル に あずけて、 まち を あるこう。
Let's leave the bags at the hotel and walk around town.
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Potential
ここ で おおきい にもつ は あずけられます か？
Can I leave big luggage here?
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Want to
ペット を いちにち あずけたい ん だ けど。
I'd like to leave my pet somewhere for a day.
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Volitional
かさ は いりぐち で あずけましょう。
Let's leave our umbrellas at the entrance.
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Conditional
にもつ を あずければ、 み が かるく なる よ。
If you check your luggage, you'll travel light.
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Commands and requests
けんた、 かぎ は フロント に あずけなさい。
Kenta, leave the key at the front desk.
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Passive and causative
となり の ひと に いぬ を あずけられた。
The neighbours left their dog with me.
Good to know
- あずける is handing something over to be kept; the one who takes it in あずかる.
Where you hear あずける
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- おおきい にもつ は ここ で あずけます。 You check in big luggage here.
- くうこう で にもつ を あずけました。 I checked in my luggage at the airport.
- あした、 ホテル に にもつ を あずけます。 Tomorrow I'll leave my luggage at the hotel.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).