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JAPANESE VERB

かける

掛ける

to sit down, on a chair

  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI sit down
NegativeI don’t sit down

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI sat down
NegativeI didn’t sit down

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formsitting down, and…
Doing now (て います)I am sitting down
Please (て ください)please sit down

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can sit down
NegativeI can’t sit down

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to sit down
NegativeI don’t want to sit down

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s sit down

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I sit down
  2. If, when (たら) if I sit down

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am sat down
CausativeI make someone sit down

How to use かける

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

  1. Present and future

    いつも まど の そば の せき に かけます。

    I always sit in the seat by the window.

  2. Past

    つかれて、 こうえん の ベンチ に かけた。

    Tired, I sat down on a park bench.

  3. Te-form

    いす に かけて、 すこし まって いて ください。

    Please take a seat and wait a moment.

  4. Potential

    この ソファ に は、 さんにん かけられます。

    Three people can sit on this sofa.

  5. Want to

    たちっぱなし で、 どこか に かけたい。

    I've been standing the whole time, I want to sit somewhere.

  6. Volitional

    あそこ の ベンチ に かけよう か。

    Shall we sit on that bench?

  7. Conditional

    ここ に かければ、 ぶたい が よく みえます。

    If you sit here, you can see the stage well.

  8. Commands and requests

    あし が いたい なら、 いす に かけなさい。

    If your legs hurt, sit on a chair.

  9. Passive and causative

    せんせい は いちばん まえ に かけられました。

    The teacher sat down at the very front.

Good to know

  • かける is すわる said for a chair or a bench, with に: いす に かける. おかけ ください, "please take a seat", is the polite invitation.
  • The same kana かける also means to pour over, to hang and to spend: the particle and the context tell you which.

Where you hear かける

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

Japanese · Intermediate Level 3

  • せいと の おかあさん は、 いつも この いす に かけます。 Students' mothers always sit on this chair.
  • けさ、 うえだ さん は いちばん まえ の せき に かけました。 This morning, Mr. Ueda sat in the front seat.
  • かようび は、 ドア の ちかく に かけます。 On Tuesday, I'll sit near the door.

Verbs like this one

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