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JAPANESE VERB

かける

to put on, to pour over

  • #388 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI put on
NegativeI don’t put on

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI put on
NegativeI didn’t put on

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formputting on, and…
Doing now (て います)I am putting on
Please (て ください)please put on

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can put on
NegativeI can’t put on

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to put on
NegativeI don’t want to put on

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s put on

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I put on
  2. If, when (たら) if I put on

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) put on (do it)
  2. Plain command put on!
  3. Please don’t please don’t put on

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am put on
CausativeI make someone put on

How to use かける

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    やきざかな に しょうゆ を かける。

    I put soy sauce on grilled fish.

  2. Past

    せんそうじ で けむり を あたま に かけました。

    At Sensoji I put the smoke on my head.

  3. Te-form

    めがね を かけて いる ひと が ぼく の あに だ。

    The one wearing glasses is my big brother.

  4. Potential

    この ソース は なん に でも かけられます。

    You can put this sauce on anything.

  5. Want to

    おこのみやき に マヨネーズ を たっぷり かけたい。

    I want lots of mayonnaise on my okonomiyaki.

  6. Volitional

    サラダ に ドレッシング を かけましょう。

    Let's put dressing on the salad.

  7. Conditional

    レモン を かければ、 もっと おいしい よ。

    If you squeeze lemon on it, it's even tastier.

  8. Commands and requests

    カレー に ソース を かけないで ください。

    Please don't put sauce on the curry.

  9. Passive and causative

    いぬ に どろみず を かけられた。

    A dog splashed muddy water on me.

Good to know

  • This かける is pouring or putting something over another: しょうゆ を かける, めがね を かける, おんがく を かける.

Where you hear かける

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • せんそうじ で は、 みんな けむり を あたま に かけます。 At Sensoji, everyone puts the smoke on their heads.
  • けむり を あたま に かけました。 I put the smoke on my head.
  • あした の あさ、 ごはん に たまご を かけます。 Tomorrow morning, I'll put egg on my rice.
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Meeting Mrs. Sato

Beginner Level 3 · かけて ください

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).