Japanese reference
かける
to hang; to apply
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | かける (kakeru)hang something up |
| Polite, masu | かけます (kakemasu)hang something up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かけない (kakenai)do not hang something up |
| Polite negative | かけません (kakemasen)do not hang something up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かけた (kaketa)hung something up |
| Polite past | かけました (kakemashita)hung something up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かけなかった (kakenakatta)did not hang something up |
| Polite past negative | かけませんでした (kakemasendeshita)did not hang something up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かけて (kakete)hanging something up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かけまして (kakemashite)hanging something up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かけている (kaketeiru)be hanging something up |
| Polite te-iru | かけています (kaketeimasu)be hanging something up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かければ (kakereba)if you hang something up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かけますれば (kakemasureba)if you hang something up (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | かけたら (kaketara)if you hang something up |
| Polite conditional, tara | かけましたら (kakemashitara)if you hang something up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かけられる (kakerareru)can hang something up |
| Polite potential | かけられます (kakeraremasu)can hang something up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かけよう (kakeyou)let's hang something up! |
| Polite volitional | かけましょう (kakemashou)let's hang something up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かけたい (kaketai)want to hang something up |
| Polite desire, tai | かけたいです (kaketaidesu)want to hang something up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かけられる (kakerareru)be hung up |
| Polite passive | かけられます (kakeraremasu)be hung up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かけさせる (kakesaseru)make or let someone hang something up |
| Polite causative | かけさせます (kakesasemasu)make or let someone hang something up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かけさせられる (kakesaserareru)be made to hang something up |
| Polite causative-passive | かけさせられます (kakesaseraremasu)be made to hang something up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かけるな (kakeruna)do not hang something up! |
| Polite negative request | かけないでください (kakenaidekudasai)please do not hang something up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かけます (kakemasu)hang something up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かけません (kakemasen)do not hang something up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かけました (kakemashita)hung something up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かけませんでした (kakemasendeshita)did not hang something up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かけてください (kaketekudasai)please hang something up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かけないでください (kakenaidekudasai)please do not hang something up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かけましょう (kakemashou)let's hang something up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かけてもいい (kaketemoii)may hang something up |
| Polite permission | かけてもいいです (kaketemoiidesu)may hang something up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かけてはいけない (kaketehaikenai)must not hang something up |
| Polite prohibition | かけてはいけません (kaketehaikemasen)must not hang something up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かけなさい (kakenasai)hang something up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かけてみる (kaketemiru)try to hang something up |
| Polite try doing | かけてみます (kaketemimasu)try to hang something up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かけてしまう (kaketeshimau)hang something up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かけてしまいます (kaketeshimaimasu)hang something up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かけておく (kaketeoku)hang something up in advance |
| Polite preparation | かけておきます (kaketeokimasu)hang something up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かけたことがある (kaketakotogaaru)have the experience of: hung something up |
| Polite past experience | かけたことがあります (kaketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hung something up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かけると (kakeruto)whenever you hang something up |
| Polite automatic result | かけますと (kakemasuto)whenever you hang something up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かけるなら (kakerunara)if you mean to hang something up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かけるだろう (kakerudarou)probably hang something up |
| Polite probability | かけるでしょう (kakerudeshou)probably hang something up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かけろ (kakero)hang something up! |
| Polite request | かけてください (kaketekudasai)please hang something up |
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